Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790S CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7-4790S CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 75.28

Overall Rank: 1154

Last Price Change: $92.99 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

7000

Single Thread Rating: 2200
Samples: 813*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,540
Thread: 2,242

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	25,143 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,608 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,423 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,939 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	104,633 KBytes/Sec
Physics	477 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,755 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,200 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of June 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of June 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$92.99 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell OptiPlex 9030 All-in-one PC (23-Inch Full HD LED Display, Intel Core i7-4790S 3.2GHz Processor, 8GB DDR3L RAM, 500GB HDD, Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit OS)	$400.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Air Cooling, USB-C, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro - Black	$1099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire TC-1760-UA93 Desktop \| Intel Core i7-12700F 12-Core \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super \| 16GB DDR4 \| 512GB SSD \| 1TB HDD \| 8X DVD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Bluetooth 5.2 \| Windows 11 Pro	$1180.95 (www.amazon.com)
	Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-12700KF, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6, Liquid-Cooling, Windows 11 Home - White	$1879.97 (www.amazon.com)
	Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-12700F, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD0, Nvidia RTX 3060Ti LHR 8GB GDDR6, Air Cooled, Killer, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Windows 11 Home - White	$1799.97 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,612
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,814
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,663
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,960
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,502
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,539
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,136
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		7,000

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.14
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.40
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.88
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.12
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		75.28
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.81
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.75
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		2,200

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1834047 - Jun 06 2023		7246
BL1833357 - Jun 04 2023		7043
BL1833335 - Jun 04 2023		7020
BL1833256 - Jun 04 2023		7065
BL1833138 - Jun 04 2023		7239

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		7,000
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		8,063 (+15.2%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,240 (+3.4%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790S		6,032 (-13.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-4790S		8,738 (+24.8%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,122 (+1.7%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,074 (+1.1%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		6,761 (-3.4%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		6,517 (-6.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		8,657 (+23.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-4790S		7,179 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4790S		6,458 (-7.7%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790S		6,194 (-11.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,224
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,104
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,467
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,434
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,802
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,592
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,194
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,798
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,798
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,776
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,743
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,741
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz		1,127

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