Processors

Core i7-4790

About Intel Core i7-4790

Intel Core i7-4790 is processor manufactured by Intel and launched in Q2 2014 . It's using FCLGA1150 socket. It has 4 cores and 8 threads with clock of 3.6 GHz that can turbo clock itself to 4 GHz . This processor is used in Desktop devices and can consume up to 84 watts of power .

Component specifications

Desktop
Used in

Intel
Factory

FCLGA1150
Socket

Q2 2014
Launched

Intel Core i7
Series Name

Haswell Refresh
Core Family Name

3.6 GHz
Clock

4 GHz
Turbo Clock

4
Cores

8
Threads

84 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP)

22 nm
Lithography

4 × 32 kB
L1 Instruction Cache

4 × 32 kB
L1 Data Cache

4 × 256 kB
L2 Cache

1 × 8 MB
L3 Cache

No
ECC Supported

Yes
Multithreading Supported

Intel HD Graphics 4600
Integrated GPU

Overall Score 46675

Benchmark Score 4746

Single Thread Score 2254.1

Future Proof 42%

Component performance

2017.9 MB/s
Encrypting Data

107 MB/s
Compressing Data

15023.9 thousand/s
String objects sorting

32.2 millions/s
Prime numbers generation

26367.3 millions/s
Mathemathic operations (integer)

13100.7 millions/s
Mathemathic operations (float)

Offers for Intel Core i7-4790

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intel Desktop CPU i7-4790 SR1QF Socket H3 LGA1150 CM8064601560113 BX80646I74790 BXC80646I74790 3.6GHz 8MB 4 cores Processor 3 new from 346.00 $. 5 used from 125.00 $. Last updated 4 hours ago.		Yes	346.26 $	Yes 346.26 $

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intel Desktop CPU i7-4790 SR1QF Socket H3 LGA1150 CM8064601560113 BX80646I74790 BXC80646I74790 3.6GHz 8MB 4 cores Processor

3 new from 346.00 $. 5 used from 125.00 $. Last updated 4 hours ago.

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346.26 $

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346.26 $

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Compatible graphic cards

Graphic cards that best works with Core i7-4790 on 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution in general tasks.

	Radeon RX 580 2048SP	Desktop Used in	Q1 2019 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Radeon RX 6400	Desktop Used in	Q2 2022 Launched		1923 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1923 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	53 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 5300	Desktop Used in	Q3 2021 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x8 Motherboard Bus	1327 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1327 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 6500	Desktop Used in	Q2 2023 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Radeon RX Vega M GH	Desktop Used in	Q1 2018 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	GeForce GTX 1050 Ti	Desktop Used in	Q4 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1290 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1290 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 380X	Desktop Used in	Q3 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	970 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		970 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	190 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 960	Desktop Used in	Q1 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1127 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1127 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	120 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 770	Desktop Used in	Q2 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1046 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1046 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	230 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 285	Desktop Used in	Q1 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	918 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		918 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	190 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 280X	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1000 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1000 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 380	Desktop Used in	Q1 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	918 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		918 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	190 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 950	Desktop Used in	Q3 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1024 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1024 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	90 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 670	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	915 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		915 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	170 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 680	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1006 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1006 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	195 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 7990	Desktop Used in	Q2 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	950 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		950 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	375 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 690	Desktop Used in	Q2 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	915 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		915 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	300 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 1050	Desktop Used in	Q2 2020 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1392 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1392 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 280	Desktop Used in	Q2 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	850 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		850 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	200 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 760 Ti	Desktop Used in	Q1 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	915 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		915 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	170 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 8990	Desktop Used in	Q4 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	950 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		950 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	375 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Arc A380	Desktop Used in	Q3 2022 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	2000 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2000 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 7970	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1000 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1000 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 270X	Desktop Used in	Q4 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1000 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1000 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	180 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 1630	Desktop Used in	Q3 2022 Launched		1740 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1740 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 760	Desktop Used in	Q2 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	980 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		980 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	170 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Sky 500	Desktop Used in	Q2 2019 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Radeon HD 7950	Desktop Used in	Q2 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	850 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		850 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	200 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 7870	Desktop Used in	Q2 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1000 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1000 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	175 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 580	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	772 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		772 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	244 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R9 270	Desktop Used in	Q4 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1000 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1000 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon HD 7870 XT	Desktop Used in	Q2 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	925 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		925 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	185 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 660 Ti	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	915 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		915 MHz Core Clock	3072 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon R7 370	Desktop Used in	Q4 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1075 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1075 MHz Core Clock	2048 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 480	Desktop Used in	Q3 2012 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	700 MHz Core Clock	1536 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		700 MHz Core Clock	1536 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 460	Desktop Used in	Q3 2016 Launched		1090 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1090 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro 5300	Workstation Used in	Q4 2020 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	FirePro W8100	Workstation Used in	Q3 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	824 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		824 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	220 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro P2000	Workstation Used in	Q1 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1370 MHz Core Clock	5120 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1370 MHz Core Clock	5120 MB Memory	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro M4000	Workstation Used in	Q4 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	800 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		800 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	120 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro K5200	Workstation Used in	Q3 2014 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	650 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		650 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	FirePro W9000	Workstation Used in	Q4 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	975 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		975 MHz Core Clock	6144 MB Memory	274 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	FirePro W7100	Workstation Used in	Q1 2015 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	920 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		920 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro WX 5100	Workstation Used in	Q4 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1090 MHz Core Clock	8096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1090 MHz Core Clock	8096 MB Memory	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro Vega 20	Workstation Used in	Q4 2018 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Quadro P1000	Workstation Used in	Q2 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1354 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1354 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	47 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	FirePro W7000 Adapter	Workstation Used in	Q3 2013 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	Quadro K4200	Workstation Used in	Q3 2014 Launched	PCIe 2.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	780 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		780 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	105 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	FirePro W7000	Workstation Used in	Q4 2012 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	950 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		950 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	150 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	FirePro W8000	Workstation Used in	Q1 2013 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	900 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		900 MHz Core Clock	4096 MB Memory	189 W Thermal Design Power TDP

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Average frames per second

Intel Core i7-4790 can run games with frames per second ranging from 92.9 FPS up to 232.2 FPS depending on game settings with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

On ultra settings this processor can achieve on average around 92.9 FPS
On high settings this processor can achieve on average around 148.6 FPS
On medium settings this processor can achieve on average around 185.8 FPS
On low settings this processor can achieve on average around 232.2 FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Frames per second calculator

Game Grand Theft Auto V

Screen Resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p))

Processor Intel Core i7-4790

Number of frames per second for Intel Core i7-4790 processor in Grand Theft Auto V game with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution. When there isn't bottleneck in configuration, Intel Core i7-4790 can achieve from 106.0 FPS up to 397.5 FPS frames per second while running Grand Theft Auto V game.

On ultra settings Intel Core i7-4790 can achieve from 106.0 FPS up to 159.0 FPS , with average around 132.5 FPS .
On high settings Intel Core i7-4790 can achieve from 169.6 FPS up to 254.4 FPS , with average around 212.0 FPS .
On medium settings Intel Core i7-4790 can achieve from 212.0 FPS up to 318.0 FPS , with average around 265.0 FPS .
On low settings Intel Core i7-4790 can achieve from 265.0 FPS up to 397.5 FPS , with average around 331.3 FPS .

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Compatible graphic cards

Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Radeon RX 6400

Radeon RX 5300

Radeon RX 6500

Radeon RX Vega M GH

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

Radeon R9 380X

GeForce GTX 960

GeForce GTX 770

Radeon R9 285

Radeon R9 280X

Radeon R9 380

GeForce GTX 950

GeForce GTX 670

GeForce GTX 680

Radeon HD 7990

GeForce GTX 690

GeForce GTX 1050

Radeon R9 280

GeForce GTX 760 Ti

Radeon HD 8990

Arc A380

Radeon HD 7970

Radeon R9 270X

GeForce GTX 1630

GeForce GTX 760

Radeon Sky 500

Radeon HD 7950

Radeon HD 7870

GeForce GTX 580

Radeon R9 270

Radeon HD 7870 XT

GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Radeon R7 370

GeForce GTX 480

Radeon RX 460

Radeon Pro 5300

FirePro W8100

Quadro P2000

Quadro M4000

Quadro K5200

FirePro W9000

FirePro W7100

Radeon Pro WX 5100

Radeon Pro Vega 20

Quadro P1000

FirePro W7000 Adapter

Quadro K4200

FirePro W7000

FirePro W8000

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