Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790S CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7-4790S CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 25.64

Overall Rank: 1392

Last Price Change: $273.50 USD (2024-05-19)

Average CPU Mark

7012

Single Thread Rating: 2210
Samples: 907*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,540
Thread: 2,242

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	25,051 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,576 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,340 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,953 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	104,685 KBytes/Sec
Physics	487 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,709 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,210 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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Pricing History

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Dell OptiPlex 9030 All-in-one PC (23-Inch Full HD LED Display, Intel Core i7-4790S 3.2GHz Processor, 8GB DDR3L RAM, 500GB HDD, Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit OS)

$285.00

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,381
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,764
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		7,012

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.83
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-12900K		124.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		121.41
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.59
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		25.64
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,171
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,927
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		2,210

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2101844 - May 15 2024		6212
BL2101373 - May 15 2024		5138
BL5063790 - May 09 2024		7768
BL5063709 - May 08 2024		7743
BL5063707 - May 08 2024		7806

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		7,012
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790S		6,205 (-11.5%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		8,067 (+15.0%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790S		6,767 (-3.5%)
Intel Core i7-4790T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		6,334 (-9.7%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790S		5,260 (-25.0%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		8,414 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,683 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		5,754 (-17.9%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790S		6,061 (-13.6%)
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		10,325 (+47.3%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		8,206 (+17.0%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,269 (+3.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,644
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,271
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,557
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,406
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,145
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,558
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		1,143

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