Intel Core i7-4790 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-09-12

The Intel Core i7-4790 is a 4 core processor. It can handle 8 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2014. The Intel Core i7-4790 is based on the 4. generation of the Intel Core i7 series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 1150. The Intel Core i7-4790 scores 981 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 3,732 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Core i7-4790 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i7-4790.
Name:	Intel Core i7-4790
Family:	Intel Core i7 (298)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 4000 (64)
Architecture:	Haswell S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	4
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 4 CPU cores of the Intel Core i7-4790 clock with 3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	4.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the Intel HD Graphics 4600, the Intel Core i7-4790 has an build in graphic solution. It has 20 SM processors, which have a total of 160 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.20 GHz
Compute units:	20
Shader:	160
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q2/2013

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	7.5
Direct X:	11.1
Technology:	22 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-4790 supports up to 32 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s.

DDR3-1600	25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i7-4790 has a TDP of 84 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	84 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4790 has a 8.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1150
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	8.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q2/2014
Release price:	280 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-4790 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-4590 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	52
	Intel Core i7-6700 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	52
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	52
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	51
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	50
	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	50
	Intel Core i5-4570 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	50

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-4770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	246
	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	246
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	241
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	231
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	228
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	228
	Intel Core i5-6500 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	222

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	975
	Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	975
	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	975
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	974
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	974
	Intel Core i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	974
	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	969

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-8550U 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	4626
	Intel Core i7-5775C 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	4601
	Intel Core i7-4770K 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	4593
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	4564
	Apple A12X Bionic 8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz	4539
	Apple A12Z Bionic 8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz	4539
	Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	4475

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	983
	Intel Core i7-7820HK 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	982
	Intel Pentium Gold G7400T 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	982
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	981
	Intel Xeon D-1715TER 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	981
	Intel Atom x7425E 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	980
	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	978

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3765
	AMD Ryzen 5 2500X 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	3755
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	3754
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	3732
	Intel Core i5-9500T 6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz	3724
	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	3724
	Intel Core i5-4690K 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	3723

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 7 2700 8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz	1219
	Intel Core i3-8145U 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1218
	Intel Core i3-8145UE 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1218
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1217
	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1217
	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1217
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	1217

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	4108
	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	4096
	Intel Xeon D-1531 6C 12T @ 2.20 GHz	4088
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	4081
	AMD Ryzen 3 7320U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	4079
	Intel Core i3-9300T 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	4073
	Intel Xeon E-2124G 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	4069

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	387
	AMD EPYC 7532 32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz	386
	AMD EPYC 7662 64C 128T @ 3.30 GHz	386
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	384
	AMD EPYC 7302P 16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz	384
	AMD EPYC 7302 16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz	384
	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	381

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-2600K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1865
	Intel Core i3-9350K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1833
	Intel Core i3-9350KF 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1833
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1819
	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	1811
	Intel Core i7-6700T 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	1811
	AMD Ryzen 7 3750H 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1809

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD A8-5500 AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	AMD A8-5500B AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	AMD A8-5600K AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz	389
	Intel Core i7-4790 Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz	384
	Intel Core i5-14450HX Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.50 GHz	384
	Intel Atom x7425E Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.00 GHz	384
	Intel Processor N200 Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 0.75 GHz	384

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	66
	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	64
	AMD Ryzen 7 3750H 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	63
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	62
	Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	61
	Intel Core i7-4870HQ 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	60
	Intel Core i7-1185G7 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	59

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Xeon E-2224 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	7294
	Intel Core i7-6700T 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	7249
	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	7231
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	7229
	AMD Ryzen 7 3780U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	7220
	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	7220
	AMD Ryzen 5 3580U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	7196

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i7-3930K 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	427.7
	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	458.6
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	458.6
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	460
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	471.7
	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	473
	Intel Core i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	476

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i5-4690 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	408
	Intel Core i5-1035G1 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	406
	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	404
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	403
	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	403
	Intel Core i7-6700 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	397
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	394

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-6700 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	2094
	Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	2066
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 2.30 GHz	2065
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	2062
	Intel Core i5-8259U 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	2058
	Intel Core i5-10310U 4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	2057
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	2048

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-5675C 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	146
	Intel Core i5-5675R 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	146
	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	146
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	145
	Intel Celeron G5900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	145
	Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	145
	Intel Core i7-5700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	145

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	731
	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	731
	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	730
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	728
	Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	728
	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	728
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	722

Benchmarks

Description of the processor

The Intel Core i7-4790 was launched in the second quarter of 2014 and is from the fourth generation of the Intel Core i7 series. It is based on the Intel socket LGA 1150 and supports the following virtualization technologies: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The Intel Core i7-4790 is based on the Haswell S processor architecture and is manufactured using the 22-nanometer process.

The processor has 4 cores with a base clock frequency of 3.60 gigahertz. The maximum turbo clock is 4.00 gigahertz when a single core is loaded and still 3.80 gigahertz when all cores are loaded. The processor supports Hyperthreading technology, which means that up to 8 computing threads are available. The Intel Core i7-4790 cannot be overclocked, this is reserved for the Intel Core i7-4790K.

The Intel HD Graphics 4600 is used as the internal graphics unit in the processor. This iGPU clocks at 0.35 gigahertz and has a maximum dynamic clock frequency of 1.20 gigahertz. The graphics unit, which was used for the first time in the second quarter of 2013, is manufactured using the 22-nanometer process and can supply up to 3 monitors with an image. The graphics unit has 20 execution units with 160 shaders and thus achieves an FP32 computing power (single precision) of 384 gigaflops.

A dedicated graphics card can also be operated with the Intel Core i7-4790, for which 16 PCI Express lines in version 3.0 are available.

The Intel Core i7-4790 has 2 memory channels through which the processor can be operated with up to 32 gigabytes. DDR3-1600 RAM is officially supported, but somewhat faster or slower DDR memory modules can usually also be installed. Memory with automatic error correction (ECC memory) is not supported by the Intel Core i7-4790.

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