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Intel Core i7-4790S Benchmark, Test and specs

Name: Intel Core i7-4790S
Brand: Intel
Rating: 4.6 (7 reviews)

Last updated: 2023-04-04

The Intel Core i7-4790S is a 4 core processor. It can handle 8 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2014. The Intel Core i7-4790S is based on the 4. generation of the Intel Core i7 series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 1150. The Intel Core i7-4790S scores 945 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 3,269 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i7-4790S
Family:	Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 4000 (64)
Architecture:	Haswell S
Technology:	22 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	4
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 4 CPU cores of the Intel Core i7-4790S clock with 3.20 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:	3.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	4.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.50 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

With the Intel HD Graphics 4600, the Intel Core i7-4790S 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 i7-4790S 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 i7-4790S has a TDP of 65 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4790S 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:	275 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz (4.00 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-4790S 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 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 i5-9400 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1005
	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	981
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	975
	Intel Core i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	974
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	974
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	974
	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	969

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	1208
	Intel Core i3-6100 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1208
	Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1208
	Intel Core i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1205
	Intel Core i7-7700T 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1204
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	1201
	Intel Xeon Silver 4214R 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	1196

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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3740
	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	3721
	Intel Core i5-7600 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	3719
	Intel Core i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3714
	Intel Core i3-10100TE 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	3714
	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	3711
	Intel Core i7-4770S 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	3704

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 E3-1220 v3 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	946
	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	946
	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	946
	Intel Core i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	945
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700 8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz	944
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	941
	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	940

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 i7-3820 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3293
	Intel Core i3-10100TE 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	3287
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	3271
	Intel Core i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3269
	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	3269
	Intel Core i3-9300T 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	3265
	Intel Core i7-970 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	3263

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 i7-4790S Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz	384
	Intel Core i3-10100Y Intel UHD Graphics 615 @ 1.00 GHz	384
	Intel Core i5-7400 Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.00 GHz	384
	Intel Core i5-7400T Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.00 GHz	384

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.


	AMD FX-6350 6C 6T @ 4.20 GHz	7009
	AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	7008
	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	6994
	Intel Core i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	6991
	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	6988
	Intel Core i7-990X 6C 12T @ 3.46 GHz	6975
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	6960

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	458.6
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	460
	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	473
	Intel Core i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	476
	Intel Core i7-4770K 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	477
	Intel Core i5-6600K 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	486.5
	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	512.2

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 i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	2003
	Intel Core i7-4771 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1983
	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	1969
	Intel Core i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	1968
	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	1967
	Intel Core i5-8400T 6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz	1963
	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1958

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 i3-7100T 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	146
	Intel Core i5-5675C 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	146
	Intel Pentium Gold G6500T 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	146
	Intel Core i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	145
	Intel Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	145
	Intel Celeron G5900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	145
	Intel Core i3-4160 2C 4T @ 3.60 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 E-2234 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	679
	AMD FX-8370 8C 8T @ 4.15 GHz	673
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	672
	Intel Core i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	671
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	669
	Intel Core i7-5850EQ 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	666
	Intel Core i5-7600 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	666

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
647 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,888 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,822 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,510 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,477 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,155 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,459 entries

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
746 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
250 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,110 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,106 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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