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Intel Core i3-11100 vs Intel Core i7-4790K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2021
Intel Core i3-11100
Intel Core i3-11100
Released
Q2/2014
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Intel Core i7-4790K
Intel Core i7-4790K

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-11100 or Intel Core i7-4790K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i3-11100 has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Intel Core i7-4790K has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 88 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Differences

  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2% better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 88 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-11100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    147 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    832 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    563 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4790K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    275 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    264 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    300 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    284 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    276 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    347 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    470 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    614 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    910 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    86 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    83 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    203 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    116 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    184 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    111 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    476 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-11100 Intel Core i3-11100
Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000 left arrow Intel Core i 4000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.80 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.50 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    4.30 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow 1.25 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 20
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-4790K and Intel Core i3-11100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-11100 and Intel Core i7-4790K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 88 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-11100 and Intel Core i3-11100, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Rocket Lake S left arrow Devils Canyon S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q2/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-11100 and Intel Core i7-4790K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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