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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900K 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 i9-10900K is 2191 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $135.0 vs $490.0
- Up to 72% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-10900K - $1.17 vs $4.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 84 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-4790 - 119 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 20 vs 8 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
115
96.63865546218487%
Value, $/FPS
$1.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$135
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.12/FPS
28.398058252427184%
Price, $
$490
27%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
Buy for $490 on Amazon
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Updated 348556 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1221
69.81132075471697%
Multi-Core
3852
42.03863363527229%
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790 or Core i9-10900K
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
92 FPS
$63.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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