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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
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Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Intel
Detailed architecture, platform, memory, and feature data for this CPU.
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About This Product
The Intel Core i7-4790 is a 4th generation Haswell desktop CPU with 4 cores and 8 threads, offering a base clock of 3.6 GHz and a boost clock of 4.0 GHz. It provides adequate performance for general productivity and light gaming at 1080p when paired with a dedicated GPU. At its current price, it competes with newer entry-level CPUs that offer better power efficiency and platform features.
Verdict
βSuitable for budget builds or upgrading older LGA 1150 systems for general use.β
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
54.3 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
31.1 pts/$
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
Muck
Mixed player settings
28 FPS
Heavy compromise
Reference GPU
Roblox
Mixed player settings
15 FPS
Heavy compromise
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