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Intel Core i7 4790K vs Intel Core i7 4790S

Intel Core i7 4790K Cpu
Intel Core i7 4790K
Intel Core i7 4790S Cpu
Intel Core i7 4790S
Editiorial reviews
9
4.7 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
75 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
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User rating
40
4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
2 %
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0 %
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4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
47 %
3 stars
23 %
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Full Comparison

General

Intel Core i7 4790KIntel Core i7 4790K
Intel Core i7 4790SIntel Core i7 4790S
Processor socketLGA 1150LGA 1150
Component forPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit

Processor

Intel Core i7 4790KIntel Core i7 4790K
Intel Core i7 4790SIntel Core i7 4790S
Clock speed4.0 GHz3.2 GHz
Max turbo speed4.4 GHz4.0 GHz
Number of cores44
Number of threads88
Thermal Design Power (TDP)84.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeQPIDMI2
Idle statesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

Intel Core i7 4790KIntel Core i7 4790K
Intel Core i7 4790SIntel Core i7 4790S
On-board graphics adapteryesyes
TypeIntel HD Graphics 4600Intel HD Graphics 4600
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version11.211.2/12

Memory

Intel Core i7 4790KIntel Core i7 4790K
Intel Core i7 4790SIntel Core i7 4790S
Cache8 MB8 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheL3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1333
  • 1600
Maximum internal memory supported by processor32.0 GB32.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDual

Thermals

Intel Core i7 4790KIntel Core i7 4790K
Intel Core i7 4790SIntel Core i7 4790S
Thermal specification165.27 °F160.43 °F

Features

Intel Core i7 4790KIntel Core i7 4790K
Intel Core i7 4790SIntel Core i7 4790S
Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes1616
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
AVX 2.0
Execute disable bityesyes
Scalability1S1S

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