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Intel Core i7-10700K vs Intel Core i7-4790S vs Intel Core i7-4770K

Intel Core i7-10700K

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The Intel Core i7-10700K is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Comet Lake architecture. The CPU offers 8 cores and 16 threads clocked at 3.8 - 5.1 GHz. The TDP is rated at 125 Watt (PL1) but the PL2 is set to 229 Watt for short term boosts (up to 56 seconds).

Intel Core i7-4790S

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The Intel Core i7-4790S is a high end quad-core desktop processor using the Haswell architecture. It clocks at 3.2 - 4 GHz and can run 8 threads at once thanks to HyperThreading. Compared to the similar named Core i7-4790K, the 4790S clocks a bit lower, is rated at a lower TDP of 65 W and offers no open multiplier for overclocking.

Intel Core i7-4770K

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The Intel Core i7-4770K is a high-end quad-core processor for desktops and successor of the i7-3770K. It is based on the Haswell architecture and has been launched in Q2/2013. Due to Hyperthreading, the four cores can handle up to eight threads in parallel leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 3.5 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.7 GHz (for 4 active cores), 3.8 GHz (for 2 active cores) and 3.9 GHz (for 1 active core). Furthermore, the Extreme CPUs offer an unlocked multiplicator for easy overclocking.

Haswell is the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm and offer an optimized branch prediction as well as additional execution ports, improving especially the Hyper-Threading performance. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Due to these changes, the performance per clock has been improved by about 8 percent compared to the Ivy Bridge Core i7-3770K.

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 400 MHz up to 1250 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it about 30 % faster than the HD 4000.

The i7-4770K is rated at a TDP of 84 W including graphics card, memory controller and VRMs. This is significantly higher than the 3770K which is rated at 77 Watt.

ModelIntel Core i7-10700KIntel Core i7-4790SIntel Core i7-4770K
CodenameComet LakeHaswellHaswell
SeriesIntel Comet LakeIntel Core i7 (Desktop)Intel Core i7 (Desktop)
Series: Core i7 (Desktop) Haswell
Intel Core i9-10900K3.7 - 5.3 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10700K « 3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-107002.9 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10600K4.1 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400F2.9 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10100F3.6 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4790K4 - 4.4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-47903.6 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4770K3.5 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4790S « 3.2 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4790T2.7 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4790K4 - 4.4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-47903.6 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4770K « 3.5 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4790S3.2 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4790T2.7 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Clock3800 - 5100 MHz3200 - 4000 MHz3500 - 3900 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB256 KB256 KB
L2 Cache2 MB1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache16 MB8 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 164 / 84 / 8
TDP125 Watt65 Watt84 Watt
Technology14 nm22 nm22 nm
max. Temp.100 °C
SocketLGA1200FCLGA1150
FeaturesDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SGXHD Graphics 4600 (350 - 1200 MHz), DDR3-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vProHD Graphics 4600 (Turbo 1250 MHz), DDR3-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4600 (350 - 1200 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$400 U.S.$303 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com
Transistors1400 Million1400 Million
Die Size177 mm2177 mm2

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-10700K
33.7 pt (56%)
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
496 Points (54%)
63%
1 4770K +
310 Points (34%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
4882 Points (12%)
26%
1 4770K +
1280 Points (3%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2027 Points (13%)
714 Points (5%)
770 Points (5%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
208 Points (58%)
72%
1 4790S +
150 Points (42%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
22.2 Points (29%)
7.8 Points (10%)
8.2 Points (11%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.4 Points (57%)
1.7 Points (41%)
1.8 Points (42%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7910 Points (48%)
5566 Points (34%)
5845 Points (35%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
50670 Points (37%)
21072 Points (15%)
22325 Points (16%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
64901 Points (41%)
44%
1 4770K +
28765 Points (18%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
10201 Points (12%)
76%
1 4770K +
7716 Points (9%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
85.7 s (1%)
39%
1 4770K +
min: 221.3     avg: 222.5     median: 222.5 (3%)     max: 223.6 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.2 s (1%)
45%
1 4770K +
min: 7.06     avg: 7.1     median: 7.1 (1%)     max: 7.1 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
8469 Points (13%)
60%
1 4770K +
5119 Points (8%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
54050 MIPS (31%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5647 MIPS (67%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
121 fps (3%)
38%
1 4770K +
45.8 fps (1%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
269 fps (7%)
65%
1 4770K +
174.8 fps (4%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
16.3 fps (29%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1 GB/s (28%)
39%
1 4770K +
0.4 GB/s (11%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2 GB/s (34%)
34%
1 4770K +
0.7 GB/s (12%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
11.2 GB/s (29%)
39%
1 4770K +
4.4 GB/s (11%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
217.4 Seconds (2%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.6 sec (12%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 4770K +
min: 7988     avg: 8030     median: 8030 (17%)     max: 8072 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.6 s (2%)
81%
1 4770K +
9.4 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.2 s (1%)
82%
1 4770K +
20.9 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
391.3 s (2%)
78%
1 4770K +
500 s (2%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 4770K +
124850 MIPS (59%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 4770K +
95840 MFLOPS (74%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 4770K +
27595 Points (21%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
18064 Points (44%)
8643 Points (21%)
min: 8226     avg: 8804     median: 8804 (22%)     max: 9382 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
72174 Points (59%)
49098 Points (40%)
46962 Points (38%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
72375 Points (59%)
66%
1 4770K +
47647 Points (39%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
74085 Points (59%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
18637 Points (47%)
7211 Points (18%)
7317 Points (19%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
24791 Points (44%)
10116 Points (18%)
min: 10088     avg: 10575     median: 10574.5 (19%)     max: 11061 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
10963 Points (46%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1371     avg: 1374     median: 1373.5 (54%)     max: 1376 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 8911     avg: 8925     median: 8925 (16%)     max: 8939 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1368 Points (6%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
8903 Points (28%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
6247 Points (62%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
34735 Points (34%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 4770K +
7940 Points (42%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 4770K +
7720 Points (53%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 4770K +
14765 Points (29%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 4770K +
13200 Points (27%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 4770K +
12125 Points (32%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
747 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
245 Points (44%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
205 Watt (35%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
207.7 Watt (38%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
9.8 Points per Watt (7%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-10700K → 100% n=9

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4790S → 50% n=9

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4770K → 51% n=9

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