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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900 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 i9-13900 is 3170 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-13900 - $135.0 vs $567.98
- Up to 73% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-13900 - $0.78 vs $2.93 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900
- Performs up to 13% better in God of War than Core i7-4790 - 194 vs 172 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 - 32 vs 8 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
172
88.65979381443299%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$135
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Updated 348549 minutes ago
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
194
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.93/FPS
26.621160409556317%
Price, $
$567.98
23%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-13900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36MB Cache, up to 5.6 GHz
Buy for $567.98 on Amazon
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Updated 348548 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1221
44.98894620486367%
Multi-Core
3852
23.450627054669425%
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Core i9-13900 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4790 or Core i9-13900
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
80 FPS
$22.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,781.99
In Stock
90 FPS
$17.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,578.53
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124 FPS
$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,479.99
In Stock
90 FPS
$22.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,039.99
In Stock
137 FPS
$21.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,884.59
In Stock
90 FPS
$29.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,652.73
In Stock
124 FPS
$20.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,494.95
In Stock
90 FPS
$22.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,025.54
In Stock
124 FPS
$20.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,570
In Stock
90 FPS
$21.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
In Stock
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