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Intel Core i7-4790 Cpu
Intel Core i7-4790
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Intel Core i7 4790K Cpu
Intel Core i7 4790K
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Intel Core i7 6700 Cpu
Intel Core i7 6700
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Intel Core i7 6800K Cpu
Intel Core i7 6800K
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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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The least expensive Broadwell-E processor still packs a punch…and a hefty price tag.Read more
We'll get straight to the point: the i7 6800K is the first genuinely affordable HyperThreaded six-core CPU ever made, delivering $1,000 CPU performance for less than half the price.Intel have got the current CPU game sewn up, but our in-depth guide to the new AMD Zen processors is a glimpse into a pRead more
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General

Processor socketLGA 1150LGA 1150LGA 1151LGA 2011-v3
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.6 GHz4.0 GHz3.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Max turbo speed4.0 GHz4.4 GHz4.0 GHz3.6 GHz
Number of cores4446
Number of threads88812
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W84.0 W65.0 W140.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMIQPIDMI3
N/A
Idle statesyesyesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesyesyesno
TypeIntel HD Graphics 4600Intel HD Graphics 4600Intel HD Graphics 530
N/A
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
N/A
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version11.111.212.0
N/A

Memory

Cache8 MB8 MB8 MB15 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart CacheSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 2133
  • 2133
  • 2400
Maximum internal memory supported by processor32.0 GB32.0 GB64.0 GB128.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
DDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s34.1 GB/s
N/A
Memory channelsDualDualDualQuad

Features

Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyesyes
N/A
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes16161628
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
N/A
Execute disable bityesyesyesyes
Scalability1S1S1S1S

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