Intel Core i7-4790S Benchmark, Test and specs

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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.
Intel Core i7-4790S

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Intel Core i7-4790S belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i7-4790S.

Name: Intel Core i7-4790S
Family: Intel Core i7 (293)
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 i7-4790S 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

Internal Graphics

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 & 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.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
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

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Benchmark results

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

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 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
946
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
946
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
946
Intel Core i7-4790S Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
945
Intel Core i5-7287U Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
945
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD Ryzen 7 2700
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
944
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
943

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
3275
AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
3271
Intel Core i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
3270
Intel Core i7-4790S Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3269
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3269
Intel Core i7-4900MQ Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3268
Intel Core i3-9300T Intel Core i3-9300T
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3265

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 i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1212
Intel Core i3-6100 Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1208
Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1208
Intel Core i7-4790S Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1205
Intel Core i3-10110U Intel Core i3-10110U
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1204
Intel Core i7-7700T Intel Core i7-7700T
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1204
Intel Core i7-8500Y Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1202

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 i5-10310U Intel Core i5-10310U
4C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
3724
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3721
Intel Core i5-7600 Intel Core i5-7600
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
3719
Intel Core i7-4790S Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3714
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
3714
Intel Core i3-10100TE Intel Core i3-10100TE
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
3714
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
3711

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 A8-5500
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389
Intel Core i7-4790S Intel Core i7-4790S
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz
384
Intel Core i5-14450HX Intel Core i5-14450HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.50 GHz
384
Intel Atom x7425E Intel Atom x7425E
Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.00 GHz
384
Intel Processor N200 Intel Processor N200
Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 0.75 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 Ryzen 7 2700U AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
7004
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
7004
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
6994
Intel Core i7-4790S Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
6991
Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
6988
Intel Core i7-990X Intel Core i7-990X
6C 12T @ 3.46 GHz
6975
Intel Core i3-8350K 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.
Intel Core i7-4790 Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
460
Intel Core i7-6820HQ Intel Core i7-6820HQ
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
471.7
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
473
Intel Core i7-4790S Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
476
Intel Core i7-4770K Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
477
Intel Core i7-7820HK Intel Core i7-7820HK
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
481.3
Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
486.5

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 i7-4771 Intel Core i7-4771
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1983
Intel Core i7-7820HQ Intel Core i7-7820HQ
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
1973
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1969
Intel Core i7-4790S Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1968
Intel Core i7-4940MX Intel Core i7-4940MX
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
1967
AMD FX-9590 AMD FX-9590
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1967
Intel Core i5-8400T Intel Core i5-8400T
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz
1963

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 Intel Core i5-5675C
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
146
Intel Core i5-5675R Intel Core i5-5675R
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
146
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
146
Intel Core i7-4790S Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
145
Intel Celeron G5900 Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
145
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
145
Intel Core i7-5700HQ 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 Core i7-8559U Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
675
AMD FX-8370 AMD FX-8370
8C 8T @ 4.15 GHz
673
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
672
Intel Core i7-4790S Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
671
Intel Core i7-3770 Intel Core i7-3770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
669
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
667
Intel Core i5-7600 Intel Core i5-7600
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
666

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