Intel Core i7-4790
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Released
Q2/2014
Intel Core i7-4790

Processor Intel Core i7-4790, specifications and benchmarks

665 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q2/2014. Here are all the Intel Core i7-4790’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.60 GHz, total of cores is 4. The CPU supports DDR3-1600 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket LGA 1150. The TDP for CPU is 84 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU family and group

General information about the processor Intel Core i7-4790

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Family
  • Generation
    4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000
  • Predecessor
    --
  • Successor
    --
CPU Technical specs

Intel Core i7-4790 Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.80 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • A core
    --
  • B core
    --
  • C core
    --
IGPU

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    20
  • Shader
    160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3
  • Generation
    7.5
  • DirectX Version
    11.1
  • Technology
    22 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

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

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB
  • ECC
    No
  • Memory channels
    2
  • PCIe version
    3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16
Encryption

Hardware security technology

  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • TDP (PL1)
    84 W
  • TDP up
    --
  • TDP (PL2)
    --
  • TDP down
    --
  • Tjunction max.
    --
* see below
Technologies and extensions

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    --
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell S
  • Technology
    22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q2/2014
  • Part Number
    --
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

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i7-4790 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

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
981
979
975
974
Intel Core i7-4790
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
4633
4601
4593
4564
Intel Core i7-4790
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
387
386
386
384
Intel Core i7-4790
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
1865
1833
1833
1819
Intel Core i7-4790
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
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
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
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
3518
3488
3488
3471
Intel Core i7-4790
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
389
389
389
384
Intel Core i7-4790
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
427.7
458.6
458.6
460.8
Intel Core i7-4790
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
3920
3920
3916
3911
Intel Core i7-4790
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
15116
15105
15105
15097
Intel Core i7-4790
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
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.79
Intel Core i7-4790
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
9.04
8.93
8.85
8.75
Intel Core i7-4790
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
32.3
32.3
32.2
32.1
Intel Core i7-4790
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
10465
10425
10378
10355
Intel Core i7-4790

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PL1 - Amount of heat in watts generated by the processor (or GPU) during normal operation.

PL2 - on overclocking

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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