UserBenchmark: Intel Core i7-4790K vs i7-6950X

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Best Bench: 100% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 77% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.25 GHz (avg)

Poor: 77% Great: 100%

SPEED RANK: 164^th / 1441

Gaming 87%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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Best Bench: 87% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.7 GHz (avg)

Poor: 67% Great: 87%

SPEED RANK: 251^st / 1441

Gaming 79%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 65%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		86.8 %	Faster effective speed. +10%		78.9 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	88.2 Pts	+0%	88.1 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	114 Pts		114 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	228 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +6%	216 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	458 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +21%	378 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	884 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +58%	560 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	95.9 Pts		96.8 Pts	+1%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	142 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +11%	128 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	283 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +14%	248 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	565 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +30%	433 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1118 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +74%	643 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.02 %	0.57 %	Insanely higher market share. +2,750%
Value Value For Money	73.9 %	74.2 %	+0%
User Rating UBM User Rating	62 %	88 %	Much more popular. +42%
Price Price (score)	$499	$348	Much cheaper. +30%


Age Newest	94 Months	More recent. +20%	118 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watts		88 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +37%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	10 cores	Hugely higher core count. +150%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	20 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +150%	8 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +36%	22 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3 GHz		4 GHz	Much faster base frequency. +33%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4 GHz		4.4 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +10%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1799 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +175%	654 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1470 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +157%	573 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Broadwell-E	Haswell
Socket Motherboard Socket	LGA2011-V3	FCLGA1150
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	HD 4600
Launch Date Launch Date	Q2'16	Q2'14
Cache Cache	25 MB	8 MB SmartCache
Lithography Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	N/A	$339.00 - $350.00
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4 GHz	4.4 GHz
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	128 GB	32 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4 2400/2133	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Channels Max # of Memory Channels	4	2
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	None	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Max # of PCI Express Lanes Max # of PCI Express Lanes	40	16
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The Core i7-6950X is Intel’s new top of the range prosumer CPU. This flagship model has a whopping ten cores with base and turbo frequencies of 3.0 and 4.0 GHz respectively. The 6950X is based on the 14 nm Broadwell-E architecture. It has a TDP of 140 watts, 40 PCIe 3.0 lanes and no integrated graphics. Because of its ridiculously high MSRP of around $2,000, this CPU only makes sense for very niche use cases which could include top end graphics design or video production workstations. Comparing the 6950X and 6700K shows that for typical desktop use the 6950X only offers a gain of around 20% for a whopping 6 fold price increase. This is because desktop computing largely depends on single core performance and the Skylake i7-6700K is both clocked higher and has higher IPC due to its one generation lead over the 6950X. That said, if you want the most powerful desktop processor money can buy, then the 6950X hits the spot. ^{[Jun '16 CPUPro]}

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The Intel Core i7-4790K, codenamed Devil's Canyon, is an upgraded 4770K, Intel's current flagship i7. The 4790K features an improved thermal interface which enables it to dissipate heat more efficiently than the 4770K. Comparing the 4770K and 4790K shows that stock performance has improved by 13% which is consistent with the base clock jump from 3.5 GHz to 4.0 GHz. OC performance remains unchanged. Comparing the 4790K and 4790 shows that at stock clocks the 4790K is around 16% faster which considering the small price difference makes the 4790K a far better choice. Previously Intel targeted the unlocked K versions at overclockers but with Devil's Canyon they have included VT-d on the K chip and this time it's squarely aimed at both power users and overclockers alike. Until the release of Broadwell in six months, the 4790K is the high end CPU of choice. ^{[Jul '14 CPUPro]}

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