Intel Core i7-4790K vs Intel Core i5-4690K

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4790K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4690K
Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i5-4690K

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-4790K or Intel Core i5-4690K - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-4790K has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4790K was released in Q2/2014.

The Intel Core i5-4690K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4690K was released in Q2/2014.
Intel Core i7 Family Intel Core i5
Intel Core i 4000 CPU group Intel Core i 4000
4 Generation 4
Devils Canyon S Architecture Devils Canyon S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4790K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4790K is 4.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-4690K has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4690K is at --.

4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? Yes
4.00 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
4.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-4790K or Intel Core i5-4690K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.25 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 7.5
22 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
20 Execution units 20
160 Shader 160
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-4790K can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i5-4690K supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Memory DDR3-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Bandwidth --
No ECC No
L2 Cache
8.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-4790K is 88 W, while the Intel Core i5-4690K has a TDP of 88 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

88 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 88 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4790K is manufactured in 22 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-4690K is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

22 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1150 Socket LGA 1150
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q2/2014
310 $ Release price 245 $
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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 Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1069 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
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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 i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
4936 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
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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.

Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
411 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
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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 i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1982 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
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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.

Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1387 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1383 (100%)
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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 Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
4674 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3864 (83%)
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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 Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1073 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
988 (92%)
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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 Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
4001 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
2912 (73%)
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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.

Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.25 GHz
400 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz
384 (96%)
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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 i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
84 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
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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 Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
8071 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
7700 (95%)
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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 i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
407 (73%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
561.1 (100%)
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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 i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
456 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
432 (95%)
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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 i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
2311 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1618 (70%)
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

V-Ray is a 3D rendering software from the manufacturer Chaos for designers and artists. Unlike many other render engines, V-Ray is capable of so-called hybrid rendering, in which the CPU and GPU work together at the same time.

However, the CPU benchmark we used (CPU Render Mode) only uses the system's processor. The working memory used plays a major role in the V-Ray benchmark. For our benchmarks we use the fastest RAM standard approved by the manufacturer (without overclocking).

Due to the high compatibility of V-Ray (including Autodesk 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, SketchUp, Unreal Engine and Blender), it is a frequently used software. With V-Ray, for example, photorealistic images can be rendered that laypeople cannot distinguish from normal photos.

Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
3765 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
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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 i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
169 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
152 (90%)
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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 Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
854 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
534 (63%)
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
4302 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
3597 (84%)
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
16686 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
11339 (68%)
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1.97 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1.71 (87%)
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
9.67 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
6.05 (63%)
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.

Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.25 GHz
33.4 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz
20.9 (63%)
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL) results



Devices using this processor

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