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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 751 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $255.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 60% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-6950X - $1.19 vs $3.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 0% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-4790S - 216 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790S - 20 vs 8 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
FPS
215
99.53703703703704%
Value, $/FPS
$1.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$255
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790S Processor (8M Cache, 3.2 GHz) BX80646I74790S
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Updated 361104 minutes ago
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
216
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.01/FPS
39.53488372093024%
Price, $
$651.07
39%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Updated 361104 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Single-Core
1192
92.04633204633204%
Multi-Core
3737
44.24055877826447%
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 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 | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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