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IntelBX80646I74790K
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8 Cores, 16 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q4 2024.

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▲ 8841,774 ▼
 $348 

4 Cores, 8 Threads @4.0GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2014.

Effective Speed 
+54%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 455,841 user samples
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Great bench: 131% Base clock 5.65 GHz, turbo 5.65 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 112% Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 112% Great: 131%
SPEED RANK: 19th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 124%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 131%
UFO
455,746 User Benchmarks
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: 270th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		122 % Much faster effective speed.
+54% 		78.9 %
Average Score 
+95%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		91.8 Pts +4% 88.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		220 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+93% 		114 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		427 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+98% 		216 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		809 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+114% 		378 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1,481 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+164% 		560 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+89%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		98.7 Pts +2% 96.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		229 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+79% 		128 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		458 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+85% 		248 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		892 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+106% 		433 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1,759 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+174% 		643 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+21%
Market Share
Based on 69,008,574 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.44 % 0.72 % Much higher market share.
+64%
Value
Value For Money 		110 % Much better value.
+48% 		74.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		56 % 88 % Much more popular.
+57%
Price
Price (score) 		$399 $348 Cheaper.
+13%
Nice To Haves 
+217%
Age
Newest 		0+ Months Hugely more recent.
+100% 		125 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2,358 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+261% 		654 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2,229 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+289% 		573 Pts
Conclusion 
Average Bench 122%
Average Bench 78.9%

AMD’s 7800X3D and 9800X3D CPUs, priced over $400 USD, are widely marketed as “the best gaming CPUs in the world”. This is demonstrated at low resolutions with a 4090-class GPU, whilst conveniently ignoring 0.1% lows (frame drops). Under cherry-picked cache-bound conditions the X3D chips can excel, but there’s a trade-off: the additional cache results in 6% lower boost clocks and 50% to 80% higher prices than their regular counterparts (9700X and 7700X). As with their Radeon GPUs, AMD is looking to drive demand through advanced marketing rather than delivering real-world performance. While Nvidia has effectively countered AMD’s marketing in the GPU space, Intel's marketers remain asleep (terminally?) at the wheel. Nevertheless, the 13600K and 14600K still deliver almost unparalleled real-world gaming performance for around $200 USD. Spending more on a gaming CPU is often pointless, as games are normally limited by the GPU. Without significant improvements in social media marketing: forums, reddit, youtube etc., Intel now face the very real risk of bankruptcy (third worst-performing S&P500 stock from Jan to Aug 2024). Since this summary was published just two days ago, hundreds of twitter threads, thousands of “pcmasterrace” reddit posts, multiple magazine articles, and several youtube videos have emerged in unanimous support for the $480 USD 9800X3D. All of these supposedly disinterested actors are working the weekend to convince you to pay their favourite billion-dollar brand an extra $280 USD this holiday season. [Nov '24 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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