Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 84 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 8 MB

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM\x09 i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel Core i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 85.86

Overall Rank: 1114

Last Price Change: $84.32 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

7240

Single Thread Rating: 2230
Samples: 12242*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,008
Thread: 2,282

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	26,153 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	13,115 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,042 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,008 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	109,433 KBytes/Sec
Physics	497 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,815 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,230 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of June 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of June 2023.
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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	$84.32 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Lenovo ThinkStation P300 Small Form Factor Workstation - 1 x Intel Core i7 i7-4790 3.60 GHz 30AK001XUS	$2099.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Air Cooling, USB-C, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro - Black	$1100.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire TC-1760-UA92 Desktop \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 6-Core Processor \| 12GB 3200MHz DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| 8X DVD \| Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Bluetooth 5.2 \| Windows 11 Home	$619.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop 1TB SSD 64GB RAM Win 11 PRO (Intel Core i9-12900K Processor with Turbo Boost to 5.20GHz, 64 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, Win 11 Pro) Business PC Computer	$1699.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 10 Performance Kit Core i7 Processor (Sleek Chassis)	$549.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 5th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,608
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,813
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,663
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,961
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,503
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,539
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,139
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		7,240

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.14
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.41
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		85.86
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.12
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.81
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.75
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		2,230

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1833902 - Jun 05 2023		7911
BL1833722 - Jun 05 2023		7442
BL1833338 - Jun 04 2023		7624
BL1832970 - Jun 04 2023		7752
BL1832784 - Jun 03 2023		7329

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
As of 5th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		7,240
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-4790		8,737 (+20.7%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		7,122 (-1.6%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		7,074 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,999 (-3.3%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,761 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,517 (-10.0%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		5,673 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i3-10100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		8,806 (+21.6%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		8,063 (+11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-4790		7,179 (-0.8%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,460 (-10.8%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,191 (-14.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,224
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,100
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,460
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,437
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,805
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,593
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,193
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,891
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,797
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,797
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,779
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,742
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		1,160

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

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