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.

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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 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) i7-4790S CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7-4790S CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 36.44

Overall Rank: 1056

Last Price Change: $191.86 USD (2023-01-31)

Average CPU Mark

6991

Single Thread Rating: 2199
Samples: 789*
*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	25,135 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,600 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,934 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	102.0 MBytes/Sec
Physics	477 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,746 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,199 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of January 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of January 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$225.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$191.86 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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)	$449.95 (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	$529.99 (www.amazon.com)
	ROG Strix G15 Gaming Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-12700F, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, Windows 11 Home, G15CF-AB766	$1429.99 (www.amazon.com)
	CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6GHz, GeForce RTX 3050 8GB, 8GB DDR4, 500GB PCI-E NVMe SSD, WiFi Ready & Win 11 Home (GXiVR8060A12), Black	$1129.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS Glacier i3510 CPU Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-10400F, ToughRam Z-ONE 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB M.2 NVMe, Win 10 Home) S1GL-B560-350-LCS	$899.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,579
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,163
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,963
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,564
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,554
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,270
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		6,991

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		164.78
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.55
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		114.01
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.82
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.00
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		36.44
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
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 1st of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		2,199

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1733734 - Jan 31 2023		7418
BL1733289 - Jan 30 2023		7135
BL1731185 - Jan 28 2023		6746
BL1730838 - Jan 27 2023		7236
BL1730322 - Jan 27 2023		7275

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 1st of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		6,991
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790S		6,175 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		8,097 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		8,653 (+23.8%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		8,058 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,803 (+11.6%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,227 (+3.4%)
Intel Core i7-6700T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,233 (+3.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-4790S		8,734 (+24.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,592 (+8.6%)
Intel Core i7-7700T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,568 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,128 (+2.0%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,065 (+1.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,633
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,792
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,547
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,106
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,697
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,671
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,639
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,518
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		1,126

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