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

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2014
Intel Core i7-4790K
Intel Core i7-4790K
Released
Q2/2014
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Intel Core i7-4790S
Intel Core i7-4790S

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-4790K or Intel Core i7-4790S? 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 i7-4790S has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    563 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 20% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9% better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.00 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
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    717 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.74 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 88 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    310 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    485 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    446 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    614 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    721 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    957 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    77 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    201 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    264 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    97 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    224 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    118 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    568 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-4790K Intel Core i7-4790K
Intel Core i7-4790S Intel Core i7-4790S
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 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000 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
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 HD Graphics 4600
  • 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 20
  • Shader
    160 left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    11.1 left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 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)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

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

  • Memory type
    left arrow DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow
  • 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 i7-4790S to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    88 W left arrow 65 W
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 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Devils Canyon S left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q2/2014 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 i7-4790K and Intel Core i7-4790S.

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
974
Intel Core i7-4790S
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
145
Intel Core i7-4790S
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
671
Intel Core i7-4790S
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
923
Intel Core i7-4790S
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
3269
Intel Core i7-4790S
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
400
Intel Core i7-4790K
384
Intel Core i7-4790S
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
476.5
Intel Core i7-4790S
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
3911
Intel Core i7-4790S
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
13905
Intel Core i7-4790S
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
1.79
Intel Core i7-4790S
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
8.06
Intel Core i7-4790S
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
32.1
Intel Core i7-4790S
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
9538
Intel Core i7-4790S

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