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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900 is 2501 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $255.0 vs $270.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 12% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-4790S - 191 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-4790S - $1.41 vs $1.5 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790S - 16 vs 8 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
FPS
170
89.00523560209425%
Value, $/FPS
$1.5/FPS
94%
Price, $
$255
100%
Intel Core i7-4790S Processor (8M Cache, 3.2 GHz) BX80646I74790S
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$270
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Updated 358163 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Single-Core
1192
55.96244131455399%
Multi-Core
3737
42.38883847549909%
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4790S or Core i9-11900
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
128 FPS
$17.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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103 FPS
$32.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
In Stock
128 FPS
$36.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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