Testseek.com have collected 274 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0GHz Socket 1150 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0GHz Socket 1150.
June 2014
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Fastest Intel QuadCore Ever
New Packaging Materials and TIM
Same Price as 4770K
Good Overclocker
Incredibly fast
New TIM (Thermal Interface Material)
Cool temps
More headroom for overclocking
Significantly faster than 2013's top Haswell chip
The Core i7-4770K
At the same price
Faster than the Core i7-4770K. Significantly lower operating temperature. Adds features that its predecessor lacked.
Stock 4GHz with Turbo up to 4.4 GHz
Idle temps are very low
Higher factory speeds
Same price tag like 4770K
Marginally better temps
Compatibility with older Z87 boards
Added speed
Better thermal interface material
Performance slightly better than the Intel Core i74770K when overclocked
500 MHz boost over the Core i7-4770K
Improved TIM and added capacitors
Priced the same as the Core i7-4770K
The fastest Intel quad-core processor to date
Decent performance
Low power consumption
Multi-display-capable iGPU
Clock boost for the same price
Intel XMP supported
Compatible with both Z87 and Z97 motherboards
Though it might require a BIOS update
The Core i74790K is clocked 14% higher than the i74770K while running a degree or two cooler and costing the same at $339.
Good performance
Overclocks well
Z170 platform offers new features.
The editors didn't like
Not A New Architecture
Not Quite The Overclocking Beast It Was Made Out To Be
None
Will likely require a new motherboard
Despite using the same LGA 1150 socket
Only moderate overclocking potential with our review chip
Despite Intel's promises
Overclocking headroom is very limited
Retail CPU doesn't come with much needed higher performance heatsink
Limited overclocking due to heat
Same overclocking potential
Compared to the price gap
The speed difference to the Intel Core i74770K is not very noticeable
Overclocking seems to be more sensitive to BCLK adjustments
Overclocking could be better
No overclocking
Nothing really "new"
Integrated GPU limited in 3D gaming performance
The chip's overclocking performance isn't as strong as Intel led us to believe
Abstract: Earlier this week I posted some interesting Linux graphics benchmarks comparing the open-source Mesa/Gallium3D drivers for the Iris Pro 6200 Graphics on the Intel Core i7-5775C "Broadwell" CPU compared to several discrete graphics cards. Those results wer...
A regular 4790K will cost you roughly 320 EUR, say 339 USD. A binned 4.8 MHz model is in the 375 USD range and the 5 GHz models will pass 400 USD. As such a binned processor is more expensive, but does come with that very nice guaranteed clock frequency....
Desktop users who run computations-heavy applications are always glad to see faster processors but Intel's latest CPUs have only provided a performance gain of 5 to 10% with each new generation which was ensured by minor microarchitecture optimizations. T...
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Published: 2014-09-02, Author: Charles , review by: techwarelabs.com
Incredibly fast, New TIM (Thermal Interface Material), Cool temps, More headroom for overclocking
Added speed, Better thermal interface material, Performance slightly better than the Intel Core i74770K when overclocked
Compared to the price gap, the speed difference to the Intel Core i74770K is not very noticeable, Overclocking seems to be more sensitive to BCLK adjustments
So what's the verdict? Well, one thing is clear: the i7-4790K outperforms the i7-4770K at nearly everything from operation speed, to thermal conductivity and overclocking. Does it realistically make it a better CPU for most owners of the 4770K? Not a chan...
Published: 2014-08-07, Author: Ryan , review by: vrworld.com
Abstract: Devil's Canyon, Intel's new K – SKU Haswell chips have arrived.The 4690K and 4790K are the new chips that have four cores running at 4GHz (with 4.4GHz Turbo / 4.5 Max single core Turbo). These were created with the goal of being able to provide higher clo...
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Published: 2014-07-31, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
Faster than the Core i7-4770K. Significantly lower operating temperature. Adds features that its predecessor lacked.
Despite Intel's promises, overclocking headroom is very limited
Intel's Core i7-4790K is the high-end Haswell-based processor for enthusiasts who liked last year's 4770K CPU, but weren't satisfied with its modest performance improvements....
Published: 2014-07-17, Author: Ian , review by: anandtech.com
With the clock speed change, the package is also adjusted in two distinct ways. The first is to add extra decoupling capacitors on the PCB, allowing the voltage regulator on the die to deliver cleaner power to where it needs to go. The second addresses th...
