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Is the Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]
Description:
Class: Desktop
Socket: FCLGA1150
Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz
Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz
Cores: 4 Threads: 8
Typical TDP: 84 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) i7-4790 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: 76.42
Overall Rank:
1892nd fastest in multithreading out of 5788 CPUs
1502nd fastest in single threading out of 5788 CPUs
539th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs
Last Price Change: $95.00 USD (2026-02-05)
| Integer Math | 26,111 MOps/Sec |
|---|---|
| Floating Point Math | 13,096 MOps/Sec |
| Find Prime Numbers | 32 Million Primes/Sec |
| Random String Sorting | 14,699 Thousand Strings/Sec |
| Data Encryption | 2,038 MBytes/Sec |
| Data Compression | 109,512 KBytes/Sec |
| Physics | 497 Frames/Sec |
| Extended Instructions | 6,831 Million Matrices/Sec |
| Single Thread | 2,227 MOps/Sec |
| Merchant | Price | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
 | NA | CPU Not Available. See Other Models |
 | $95.00 USD | Buy Now! |
 | NA | CPU Not Available. See Other Models |
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Lenovo ThinkStation P300 Small Form Factor Workstation - 1 x Intel Core i7 i7-4790 3.60 GHz 30AK001XUS |
$2099.99 (www.amazon.com)
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| Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-14900K | 58,452 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 58,291 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 38,940 | |
| Apple M4 10 Core | 23,702 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 21,844 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 19,582 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 18,084 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 17,678 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 15,641 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 14,133 | |
| Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz | 7,260 |
| Processor | CPU Mark / $Price | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 136.53 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 130.24 | |
| Intel Core i9-14900K | 124.63 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 122.39 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 117.87 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 107.95 | |
| Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz | 76.42 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 60.60 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M4 10 Core | NA |
| Processor | Average Thread Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-14900K | 4,694 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 4,600 | |
| Apple M4 10 Core | 4,516 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 3,886 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 3,676 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 3,489 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 3,467 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 3,365 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 2,914 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 2,560 | |
| Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz | 2,227 |
| Baseline | CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| BL3284348 - Feb 13 2026 | 7632 | |
| BL3284323 - Feb 13 2026 | 7621 | |
| BL3284276 - Feb 13 2026 | 7065 | |
| BL3284011 - Feb 13 2026 | 7555 | |
| BL3283973 - Feb 13 2026 | 7849 |
| Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz | 7,260 | |
| Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790 | 8,061 (+11.0%) | |
| AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790 | 5,475 (-24.6%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-4790 | 8,731 (+20.3%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-4790 | 7,737 (+6.6%) | |
| Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790 | 7,145 (-1.6%) | |
| Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790 | 7,065 (-2.7%) | |
| Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790 | 5,593 (-23.0%) | |
| Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790 | 8,938 (+23.1%) | |
| Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790 | 8,038 (+10.7%) | |
| Intel Core i7-6700T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790 | 6,990 (-3.7%) | |
| Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790 | 8,642 (+19.0%) | |
| Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790 | 6,971 (-4.0%) |
| Processor | Relative Gaming Score | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | 14,501 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D | 12,430 | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 12,123 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D | 11,257 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 10,794 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus | 10,695 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D | 10,517 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | 10,381 | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 10,258 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D | 10,196 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 9,778 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D | 9,775 | |
| Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz | 837 |
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