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Intel Core i7-4790 Cpu
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Codename Devil's Canyon is out from Intel. We see just what the new Core i7 4790K processor is all about as we put it through our CPU testing regiment.Read more
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.Read more
Despite a clear performance advantage, Intel just doesn't seem like an enthusiast-friendly company. Certain elements in the organization want to change that perception, though. Devil's Canyon is meant to allay power users with more speed.Read more
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General

Processor socketLGA 1150LGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed4.0 GHz4.9 GHz5.0 GHz
Number of cores488
Number of threads8816
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMIDMI3DMI3
Idle statesyesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesyesyes
TypeIntel HD Graphics 4600Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version11.112.012.0

Memory

Cache8 MB12 MB16 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 1333
  • 1600
2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor32.0 GB64.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)25.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDualDual

Thermals

Thermal specification162.9 °F212.0 °F212.0 °F
Cooler included
N/A
nono

Features

Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes161616
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyesyes
Scalability1S1S1S

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