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: 65.71

Overall Rank: 988

Last Price Change: $109.99 USD (2022-12-04)

Average CPU Mark

7228

Single Thread Rating: 2229
Samples: 11666*
*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	26,184 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	13,122 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,996 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	106.8 MBytes/Sec
Physics	496 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,818 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,229 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of December 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$185.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$109.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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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 i7-12700K, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, Wi-Fi 6, VR Ready, Air Cooled, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Home - Black	$1749.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Tower Computers OptiPlex 9020 PC Tower, Intel Quad Core i7 4790 Desktop Up to 4.0GHz,32GB Ram 1TB SSD,2TB HDD,AC8260 Built-in WiFi,3 Monitor Support, Windows 10 Pro Only by Titan ITAD (Renewed)	$466.30 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7020 Small Form Factor Desktop PC, Intel Quad Core I7-4790 up to 4.0GHZ, 8G DDR3, 500G, DVDRW, WiFi, BT, DP, VGA, Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit-Language Supports English/Spanish/French(Renewed)	$178.98 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Elitedesk 800 G1 SFF Desktop PC,Refurbished Desktop i7,Win 10 Business Computers,16GB RAM,512GB SSD,DVD,DP,HDMI,WiFi,BT,VGA,USB,Wireless Keyboard and Mouse + TJJ Mouse PAD by Titan ITAD(Renewed)	$312.23 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 5th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,547
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,694
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,218
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,946
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,160
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,591
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,802
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,554
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,347
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		7,228

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		163.34
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		153.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		86.56
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		81.05
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		65.71
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		62.41
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		36.45
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 December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,209
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,851
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,829
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,738
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,354
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,069
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,950
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,893
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		2,229

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1687218 - Dec 04 2022		7587
BL1687150 - Dec 04 2022		7539
BL1686922 - Dec 04 2022		7318
BL1686630 - Dec 04 2022 [Overclocked]		8631
BL1686482 - Dec 04 2022		7631

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
As of 5th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		7,228
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-4790		8,726 (+20.7%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		7,124 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		7,052 (-2.4%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790		5,975 (-17.3%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790		5,064 (-29.9%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		8,960 (+24.0%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		8,063 (+11.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-4790		7,186 (-0.6%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,803 (-5.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,771 (-6.3%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,466 (-10.5%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,157 (-14.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,739
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,739
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,081
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,812
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,683
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,630
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,498
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,478
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,322
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X		6,211
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		6,004
Intel Core i9-12900K		5,824
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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