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IntelBX80646I74790K
$348
AMD100-100000051WOF
▲ 8841,580 ▼
 $348 

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

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▲ 601,618 ▼

16 Cores, 32 Threads @3.5GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q4 2019.

Effective Speed 
+13%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 505,916 user samples
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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: 251st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
50,170 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 97% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 97%
SPEED RANK: 139th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		78.9 % 89.3 % Faster effective speed.
+13%
Average Score 
+34%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		88.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+14% 		77.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		114 Pts 139 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+22%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		216 Pts 276 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+28%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		378 Pts 543 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+44%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		560 Pts 1074 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+92%
Overclocked Score 
+28%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.8 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+10% 		88.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		128 Pts 150 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+17%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		248 Pts 297 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+20%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		433 Pts 580 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+34%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		643 Pts 1146 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+78%
Value & Sentiment 
+243%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.6 % Hugely higher market share.
+900% 		0.06 %
Value
Value For Money 		74.2 % 76.2 % +3%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		88 % Much more popular.
+47% 		60 %
Price
Price (score) 		$348 Cheaper.
+30% 		$495
Nice To Haves 
+159%
Age
Newest 		119 Months 53 Months Much more recent.
+55%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		88 Watts More energy efficient.
+16% 		105 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 16 cores Hugely higher core count.
+300%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		8 threads 32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+300%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+68%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+14% 		3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.4 GHz 4.7 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+7%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		654 Pts 2965 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+353%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		573 Pts 2737 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+378%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4600 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 78.9%
Average Bench 89.3%
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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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The 3950X is the 16 core, 32 thread Ryzen 3 flagship. Although this CPU offers server levels of multi-core encoding performance, there are relatively few, if any, consumer use cases for the 3950X. Streamers are better off using dedicated hardware such as NVENC which encodes far more efficiently than any CPU. Gamers are better served by low latency gaming CPUs such as the 9600K for a fraction of the price. For example, comparing these two PCs shows that the 3950X build offers less than half the gaming performance. The only rational reason to put a 3950X in a gaming build is in exchange for sponsorship money. [Feb '21 CPUPro]

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