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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 2511 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 9% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-4790 - 179 vs 164 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $135.0 vs $215.99
- Up to 32% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-11700 - $0.82 vs $1.21 per FPS
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
67.76859504132231%
Price, $
$215.99
62%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
164
91.62011173184358%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$135
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Updated 349036 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1221
58.059914407988586%
Multi-Core
3852
44.72309299895507%
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i7-4790
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
67 FPS
$16.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,086.82
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84 FPS
$28.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
In Stock
67 FPS
$18.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,260.03
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51 FPS
$34.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,749
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95 FPS
$5.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$539.99
In Stock
49 FPS
$33.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,644.4
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49 FPS
$37.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
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49 FPS
$46.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,262.99
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49 FPS
$33.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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49 FPS
$31.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,539
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