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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The editors liked
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
Published: 2014-06-12, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Fastest Intel QuadCore Ever, New Packaging Materials and TIM, Same Price as 4770K, Good Overclocker
Not A New Architecture, Not Quite The Overclocking Beast It Was Made Out To Be
The Core i7-4790K's overclockability is also very good, though it's wasn't quite the monster initial rumors had suggested. Don't get us wrong—our sample clocked 10% higher than the Core i7-4770K we tested last year and was stable at 4.8GHz with air-coolin...
The Intel i7 4790K has probably taken this generation of CPUs about as far as they can go. The out-of-box 500 MHz speed increase is quite impressive in its own right. Being able to run faster at cooler temperatures alone makes this Devil's Canyon CPU we...
Significantly faster than 2013's top Haswell chip, the Core i7-4770K, at the same price
Will likely require a new motherboard, despite using the same LGA 1150 socket, Only moderate overclocking potential with our review chip
The 4790K boosts the base clock speed a healthy 500MHz over last year's Core i7-4770K, while improving OC potential and keeping pricing constant. For content creators and the benchmark-minded, this chip is one of Intel's best balancers of speed and price...
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
No overclocking, Nothing really "new", Integrated GPU limited in 3D gaming performance
The Intel 4th Generation Core i7-4790 LGA 1150 CPU is available for about US$300-US$320 at various retailers. Decent performance Low power consumption Multi-display-capable iGPU Clock boost for the same price Intel XMP supported Compatible with both Z87 a...
Abstract: Last week at Computex Intel formally announced the Core i7 4790K "Devil's Canyon" processor as a new, high-end, refreshed Haswell part. The Intel Core i7 4790K tops out at 4.4GHz and is quite interesting for PC enthusiasts and performance junkies. Today w...
Though we expected a little more from the overclock results we have to say that the 4790K is worthy of being called the new flagship quad core processor. We feel that the 4 GHz base and 4.4 GHz Turbo clocks alone justify this release. So if you are in fo...
Hardware wise the i7-4790k really isn't a big step forward over the 4770k Haswell. Intel took an already good processor and improved its thermals and gave it a substantial base clock speed improvement. The base clock on the 4790k is actually higher than...
The Intel Core i7-4790K Devil's Canyon processor was impressive when it came to performance it shows off the true power of the Haswell architecture. The 500MHz clock speed increase at both the base and Turbo clock speeds is much more than your traditional...
Published: 2014-06-10, Author: Chris , review by: tomshardware.com
You might call the Core i7-4790K Haswell's Super Saiyan form. Intel didn't rework its thermal interface material or power delivery because the Core i7-4770K was facing pressure from AMD. No. Devil's Canyon appears as the company's response to guys like me...
The way it currently sits, Intel's claims of 5GHz on air is little more than hot air. It seems that Intel got the marketing cart before the silicon horse. Intel's Devil's Canyon processor is marginally better than its predecessor when looked at throug...
