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Intel Core i7-4790K Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i7-4790K was released in Q2/2014 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 8 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1150. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i7-4790K achieved a result of 1,073 points (single-core) or 4,001 points (multi-core).
| Name: | Intel Core i7-4790K |
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| Family: | Intel Core i7 (300) |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 4000 (DC) (2) |
| Architecture: | Devils Canyon S |
| Technology: | 22 nm |
| Segment: | Desktop |
| Generation: | 4 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i7-4790K has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4790K is 4.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 4 / 8 |
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| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
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| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 4.00 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 4.40 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): | 4.20 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
The Intel Core i7-4790K has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i7-4790K has the Intel HD Graphics 4600 installed, which has 20 streaming multiprocessors (160 shaders).
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics 4600 |
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| GPU frequency: | 0.35 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.25 GHz |
| Compute units: | 20 |
| Shader: | 160 |
| Hardware Raytracing: | No |
| Release date: | Q2/2013 |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
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| Generation: | 7.5 |
| Direct X: | 11.1 |
| Technology: | 22 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 2 GB |
| Frame Generation: | No |
Hardware codec support
Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | No |
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| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | No |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | No |
| VP9: | No |
| AV1: | No |
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| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i7-4790K supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 25.6 GB/s. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| DDR3-1600 DDR3L-1600 | 25.6 GB/s 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 ManagementThe Intel Core i7-4790K has a TDP of 88 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 88 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i7-4790K is made in 22 nm and has 8.00 MB cache.
| Technology: | 22 nm |
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| 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 |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q2/2014 |
| Release price: | 310 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-4790K 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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10100
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8400T
6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 3 3100
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
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Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-9300T
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
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AMD Ryzen 3 5300GE
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-10400T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon D-1540
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Intel Xeon E-2224G
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2637 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10300T
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10100T
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i3-9100TE
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9400
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9400T
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.25 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4770K
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.25 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3
Intel HD Graphics P4600 @ 1.25 GHz |
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AMD A8-5500
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i3-10100
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5820K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10105
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8400B
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9500TE
6C 6T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold PRO 4150GE
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-10400F
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 3100
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3
8C 16T @ 1.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-980
6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7700T
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10100T
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2
6C 12T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
364 entries
364 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
361 entries
361 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
647 entries
647 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
628 entries
628 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,888 entries
1,888 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,822 entries
1,822 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,510 entries
2,510 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,477 entries
2,477 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
665 entries
665 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
613 entries
613 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,155 entries
2,155 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
212 entries
212 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,459 entries
2,459 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries
190 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
244 entries
244 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
746 entries
746 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
250 entries
250 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,106 entries
1,106 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries
942 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries
938 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries
825 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries
836 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
Description of the processor
The Intel Core i7-4790K is one of the most popular processors from the Haswell series of Intels Core i7 processors and was at the time of appearing one of the fastest consumer processors on the processor market.The Intel Core i7-4790K has 4 cores that have a standard clock of 4.00 Gigahertz. When the processor uses the processor, the turbomodus is activated, which raises the cycle for single core load to 4.40 gigahertz and in the utilization of all 4 cores at least to 4.20 gigahertz per core. In addition, the processor supports the hyperthreading technology from Intel, whereby the processor can share virtually, if necessary, to share each core in order to run more computing operations at once.
One of the main reasons why the Intel Core i7-4790K is so popular because it is ideal for overclocking and so again a whole piece of power becomes more powerful. But then, of course, a standard cooling, such as with the Intel Boxed fan, is no longer sufficient. Here, at least one high-performance processor cooler must be used by, for example, Noctua or convenient. If you want to get the last little performance out of the Intel Core I7-4790K, then does not come around the use of a water cooling.
A graphic unit is already integrated in the Intel Core i7-4790K. This carries the name "Intel HD Graphics 4600", has 20 execution units, clocks in the base with 0.35 Gigahertz and can increase up to 1.25 Gigahertz at full utilization in turbomodus. The graphics unit supports the control of up to 3 monitors.
On the decoding and encoding of the HEVC codec (H.265) in hardware, one must unfortunately still do without this processoreneration, but at least the very widespread H.264 codec is supported in hardware decoding.
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