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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 761 days older than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 1% better in Rocket League than Core i7-6900K - 715 vs 709 FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 88 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $145.0 vs $261.54
- Up to 46% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i7-4790K - $0.2 vs $0.37 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 16 vs 8 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
715
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
54.054054054054056%
Price, $
$261.54
55%
FPS Winner
Core I7-4790K 4.00 GHz Quad-Core LGA1150 SR219 CPU Processor in Box
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Updated 360879 minutes ago
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
709
99.16083916083916%
Value, $/FPS
$0.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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In Stock
Updated 360879 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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