Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-4790 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 84 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM\x09 i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel Core i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 121.20

Overall Rank:
1481st fastest in multithreading out of 4895 CPUs
1161st fastest in single threading out of 4895 CPUs
450th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $59.99 USD (2024-11-23)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7271

Single Thread Rating

2233

Samples: 13763*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,008
Thread: 2,282

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	26,154 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	13,118 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	32 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,920 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,032 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	109,684 KBytes/Sec
Physics	499 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,833 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,233 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$104.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$59.95 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Lenovo ThinkStation P300 Small Form Factor Workstation - 1 x Intel Core i7 i7-4790 3.60 GHz 30AK001XUS	$2099.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7020 Desktop Computers PC with New 24 inch Koorui Monitor Bundle,i7-4790 32GB Ram 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD+128GB SSD,AC7260 Built-in WiFi Ready,Dual Monitor Support,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed	$326.94 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7020 Desktop Computers PC with New 24 inch Koorui Monitor Bundle,i7-4790 16GB Ram 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD+128GB SSD,AC7260 Built-in WIFI Ready,Dual Monitor Support,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed）	$262.33 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 9020 Desktop Computer (OP90209571BLK)	$358.65 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 9020 Mini Tower Desktop i7 i7-4790 Quad-Core 16GB RAM 2TB Hard Drive 1G AMD Radeon HD 8490 16X DVD +/- RW Windows 7 Professional (Includes Windows 8.1 Pro license)	$231.19 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 25th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,003
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,886
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,258
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,573
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,155
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		7,271

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.78
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.44
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.32
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.45
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.79
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		121.20
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.48
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 25th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		2,233

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2253037 - Nov 23 2024		6918
BL2252633 - Nov 22 2024 [Excluded]		5986
BL2251553 - Nov 21 2024		7667
BL2251487 - Nov 21 2024		7141
BL2251320 - Nov 21 2024		7428

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
As of 25th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		7,271
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-4790		8,727 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		7,061 (-2.9%)
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		7,022 (-3.4%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		5,691 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		5,570 (-23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,755 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,466 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,412 (-11.8%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,182 (-15.0%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790		6,166 (-15.2%)
Intel Core i5-4690S @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		5,527 (-24.0%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790		5,491 (-24.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 25th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,264
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,212
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,706
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,497
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,243
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,939
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		839

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz

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