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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10850K is 2279 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $261.54 vs $286.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i9-10850K - $1.62 vs $1.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 88 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 4% better in Saints Row than Core i7-4790K - 167 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 20 vs 8 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
161
96.40718562874252%
Value, $/FPS
$1.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$261.54
100%
Value Winner
Core I7-4790K 4.00 GHz Quad-Core LGA1150 SR219 CPU Processor in Box
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Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
167
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.71/FPS
94.73684210526316%
Price, $
$286
91%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1387
79.71264367816092%
Multi-Core
4394
48.30694810905893%
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 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 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790K or Core i9-10850K
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
$42.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
$25.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,879.99
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60 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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66 FPS
$26.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,739.99
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74 FPS
$29.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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91 FPS
$32.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,959.99
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