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Intel Core i7-4790 vs Intel Core i7-13700K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2014
Intel Core i7-4790
Intel Core i7-4790
Released
Q4/2022
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Intel Core i7-13700K
Intel Core i7-13700K

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-4790 or Intel Core i7-13700K? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-4790 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 84 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Intel Core i7-13700K has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    665 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    84 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    308 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    274 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    347 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    295 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    487 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    408 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    557 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    682 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    953 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    80 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    237 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    103 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    226 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    117 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    525 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    24 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 4 times more cores

    16 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-13700K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    6 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    25 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    17 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    20 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    15 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    13 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    26 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    64 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    395 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    36 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    15 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-4790 Intel Core i7-4790
Intel Core i7-13700K Intel Core i7-13700K
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 i7 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 13
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i7-12700K
  • Successor
    -- left arrow No
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
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow No
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid
  • A core
    -- left arrow 3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz)
  • B core
    -- left arrow 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz)
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 HD Graphics 4600 left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.20 GHz left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    20 left arrow 32
  • Shader
    160 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 4
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow 12
  • DirectX Version
    11.1 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q4/2022
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-13700K and Intel Core i7-4790. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR5-5600
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-4790 and Intel Core i7-13700K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    84 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow No
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 241 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow No
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-4790 and Intel Core i7-4790, 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 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 22.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 30.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Raptor Lake S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q2/2014 left arrow Q4/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-4790 and Intel Core i7-13700K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
974
Intel Core i7-4790
2182
Intel Core i7-13700K
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
4564
Intel Core i7-4790
29140
Intel Core i7-13700K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
944
Intel Core i7-4790
2090
Intel Core i7-13700K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
3471
Intel Core i7-4790
16542
Intel Core i7-13700K
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
384
Intel Core i7-4790
741
Intel Core i7-13700K

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