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Intel Core i3-11100 vs Intel Core i7-4790K. Specifications

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Released
Q2/2021
Intel Core i3-11100
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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?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i3-11100 has a base frequency of 3.80 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Intel Core i7-4790K has a base frequency of 4.00 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 88 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Differences

  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.50 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 88 W
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    208 left arrow place
  • 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)
    232 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    267 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    258 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    251 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    336 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    357 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    435 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    861 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    97 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    83 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    197 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    85 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    182 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    109 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    324 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.

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

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.8 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.5 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    4.3 GHz left arrow 4.2 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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11.1
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 20
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 7.5
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • GPU Turbo
    1100 MHz left arrow 1250 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q2/2013
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 160
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
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.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-11100 and Intel Core i7-4790K Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 88 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-11100 and Intel Core i7-4790K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Rocket Lake S left arrow Devils Canyon S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q2/2014
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

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