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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 / 1442

Gaming 79%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 65%

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Best Bench: 71% Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 48% Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)

Poor: 48% Great: 71%

SPEED RANK: 559^th / 1442

Gaming 62%

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Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 44%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		78.9 %	Faster effective speed. +28%		61.5 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	88.1 Pts	+3%	85.6 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	114 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +71%	66.7 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	216 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +65%	131 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	378 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +73%	218 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	560 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +146%	228 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.8 Pts	+3%	94.3 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	128 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +50%	85.1 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	248 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +44%	172 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	433 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +45%	299 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	643 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +112%	304 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.57 %	Insanely higher market share. +1,325%	0.04 %
Value Value For Money	74.2 %		89.2 %	Better value. +20%
User Rating UBM User Rating	88 %	Much more popular. +63%	54 %
Price Price (score)	$348		$72	Much cheaper. +79%


Age Newest	118 Months	Much more recent. +33%	177 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	88 Watts	Slightly more energy efficient. +7%	95 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	22 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +51%	45 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	4 GHz	Much faster base frequency. +50%	2.66 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz	Much faster turbo frequency. +38%	3.2 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	654 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +118%	300 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	573 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +149%	230 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Haswell	Nehalem
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1150	LGA1156
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 4600	None
Launch Date Launch Date	Q2'14	Q3'09
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0	SSE4.2
Embedded Options Available Embedded Options Available	No	Yes
Lithography Lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$339.00 - $350.00	$193.00 - $213.00
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	2.5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	32 GB	16 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
Thermal Monitoring Technologies Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	No
Turbo Boost Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	Yes	No
AES New Instructions Intel® AES New Instructions	Yes	No
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	3.0	2.0
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8
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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 Intel Core i5-750 is a mid-range quad core, four thread desktop processor which is part of the Nehalem series launched in Q3 2009. Considering the age of this processor, its effective speed of 67 is damn impressive. It has a base frequency of 2.66 GHz, which boosts to 3.2 GHz turbo when under load and can be significantly extended beyond by overclocking. Combined with a decent graphics card, the i5-750 should give a reasonable gaming experience even by today’s standards. There are of course faster modern alternatives such as the i5-4690K, but if you already have the 750 with an older graphics card it's likely that your GPU will need updating before the CPU. Comparing the 750 and 4690K shows that the 4690K has an effective speed of 109 which is 62% faster than the now five years old i5-750. ^{[Nov '14 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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