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 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: 75.36

Overall Rank: 1368

Last Price Change: $92.99 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

7008

Single Thread Rating: 2208
Samples: 897*
*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	25,030 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,567 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,337 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,949 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	104,660 KBytes/Sec
Physics	487 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,720 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,208 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$92.99 USD	Buy Now!
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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)	$285.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel Nuc 11 with Intel Core i7-1165G7, 32GB Ram, 1TB PCle SSD, 12MB Cache, Up to 4.70 GHz Intel Nuc with WiFi 6, Bluetooth, 8K Support, Win11 Pro	$550.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-12700T Dodeca-core (12 Core) 1.40 GHz - 16 GB RAM DDR5 SDRAM - 512 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe SSD - Desktop Mini	$928.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pro 400 G9 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) - 16 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 512 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe SSD - Small Form Factor	$1153.49 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-12700T Dodeca-core (12 Core) 1.40 GHz - 16 GB RAM DDR5 SDRAM - 512 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe SSD - Desktop Mini	$1326.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,349
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,361
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,653
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,014
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,912
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,426
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		7,008

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.73
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		75.36
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		2,208

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2076028 - Apr 12 2024		7229
BL2072807 - Apr 08 2024		6315
BL2072777 - Apr 08 2024		7320
BL2070108 - Apr 05 2024		7357
BL2067818 - Apr 02 2024		7262

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 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		7,008
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		8,068 (+15.1%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,269 (+3.7%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790S		6,059 (-13.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-4790S		8,732 (+24.6%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,124 (+1.7%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,057 (+0.7%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		6,761 (-3.5%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		6,526 (-6.9%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		8,668 (+23.7%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		8,657 (+23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,136 (+1.8%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		6,462 (-7.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,687
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,256
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,072
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,573
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,176
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,994
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,796
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,524
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		1,142

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

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