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
Published: 2014-06-07, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
Based on the preorder options at Amazon.com, the new Core i7-4790K will be shipping as soon as June 20th. Amazon's price of $379 $339 is $40 over the MSRP but Newegg and MicroCenter have it at MSRP or less! I am honestly confused by Intel's decision to pr...
In case you have got inferior performance with your 4790 processor versus the previous flagship SKU CPU, the Turbo Multi-Core enhancement for the SKU CPU is probably too blame. Either manually OC each Turbo ratio and see if performance goes up. Or just aw...
Faster at stock speeds than the 4770K, Comparable pricing, Cooler running, Virtualization tech, NGPTIM
Haswell overclocking variability
Intel announced Devil's Canyon in a flourish that showed Intel was once again looking after the enthusiasts among us. Intel boasted about 5GHz clock speeds on air with a cooler running core thanks to the use of a new thermal interface material and rework ...
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Abstract: With enthusiasts firmly in their sights, Intel is preparing to launch a pair of new processors code named Devil’s Canyon. Under the i7 4790K and i5 4690K guises these CPUs are among the fastest Intel has ever released and have the added benefit of (suppos...
Abstract: Intel's brisk production schedule should see the new 14nm Broadwell architecture arrive by Christmas, but that doesn't mean Haswell is out of tricks. To tide us over until the next generation arrives, Intel has released a new spin on the Haswell design, c...
The new Intel i7 4790K isn't anything amazing when compared to the i7 4770K that it's replacing. That's not a bad thing, though. For starters the i7 4770K is and was a fantastic processor. It offered great out of the box performance and overclocking is e...
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