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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 426 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $135.0 vs $150.0
- Up to 10% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i7-6700 - $0.85 vs $0.94 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 1% better in Saints Row than Core i7-4790 - 160 vs 158 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
158
98.75%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$135
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
90.42553191489363%
Price, $
$150
90%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
Buy for $150 on Amazon
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Updated 353913 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1221
94.43155452436194%
Multi-Core
3852
93.04347826086956%
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4790 or Core i7-6700
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
41 FPS
$20.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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