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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700K 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 i7-6700K is 457 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i7-4790 - 301 vs 299 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - $135.0 vs $180.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i7-6700K - $0.45 vs $0.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 84 vs 91 Watts
Resident Evil Village
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Intel Core i7-6700K
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Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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