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Intel Core i7-4790K vs Intel Core i9-9900K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2014
Intel Core i7-4790K
Intel Core i7-4790K
Released
Q4/2018
Overall score
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Intel Core i9-9900K
Intel Core i9-9900K

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-4790K or Intel Core i9-9900K? Which processor is faster?

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

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

Intel Core i9-9900K has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    563 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    88 W left arrow 95 W

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
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    208 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 12 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    186 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    132 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    131 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    117 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    63 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    115 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    294 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    288 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    57 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    663 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    154 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    3 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    89 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    31 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    72 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    22 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    281 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
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 i9
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i9-10900K
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
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 5.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes 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 HD Graphics 4600 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.25 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    20 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    160 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    11.1 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q4/2017
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 / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • 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 i9-9900K and Intel Core i7-4790K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 128 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 i7-4790K and Intel Core i9-9900K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    88 W left arrow 95 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 119 W / 28 s
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-4790K and Intel Core i7-4790K, 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
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Devils Canyon S left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q2/2014 left arrow Q4/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-4790K and Intel Core i9-9900K.

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
1069
Intel Core i7-4790K
1284
Intel Core i9-9900K
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
4936
Intel Core i7-4790K
12450
Intel Core i9-9900K
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
411
Intel Core i7-4790K
518
Intel Core i9-9900K
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
1982
Intel Core i7-4790K
4995
Intel Core i9-9900K
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
169
Intel Core i7-4790K
219
Intel Core i9-9900K
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
854
Intel Core i7-4790K
2245
Intel Core i9-9900K
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
1073
Intel Core i7-4790K
1342
Intel Core i9-9900K
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
4001
Intel Core i7-4790K
8779
Intel Core i9-9900K
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
400
Intel Core i7-4790K
461
Intel Core i9-9900K
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
407
Intel Core i7-4790K
163.8
Intel Core i9-9900K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4302
Intel Core i7-4790K
6250
Intel Core i9-9900K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
16686
Intel Core i7-4790K
35769
Intel Core i9-9900K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.97
Intel Core i7-4790K
2.61
Intel Core i9-9900K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
9.67
Intel Core i7-4790K
21.2
Intel Core i9-9900K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
33.4
Intel Core i7-4790K
45.4
Intel Core i9-9900K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
11445
Intel Core i7-4790K
20192
Intel Core i9-9900K

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