| Name: | Intel Core i7-4790 |
| Family: | Intel Core i7 |
| Group: | Intel Core i 4000 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 4 |
Intel Core i7-4790 Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Intel Core i7-4790 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2014 and belongs to the 4 generation of the Intel Core i7 series. To use the Intel Core i7-4790, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1150 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i7-4790 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4790 is 3.6 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.0 GHz.
| CPU Cores: | 4 |
| Threads: | 8 |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 3.6 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 4.0 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 3.8 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i7-4790 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-4790 uses the Intel HD Graphics 4600, which has 160 texture shaders and 20 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics 4600 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.35 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.2 GHz |
| Execution units: | 20 |
| Shaders: | 160 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 2.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 7.5 |
| Direct X: | 11.1 |
| Technology: | 22 nm |
| Release date: | Q2/2013 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | No |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | No |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | No |
| VP9: | No |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR3-1600 |
| Max. Memory: | 32.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 84 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 84 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | -- |
Technical details
The Intel Core i7-4790 is manufactured using a 22 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 8.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 22 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 1150 |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 8.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Haswell S |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q2/2014 |
| Release price: | 280 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
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15097
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Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
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15097
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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15097
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Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
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15097
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Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
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15097
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
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7249
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Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
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7231
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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7229
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AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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7220
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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7220
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-5775C
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
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4601
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Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
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4593
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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4564
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Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
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4539
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Apple A12Z Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
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4539
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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4096
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Intel Xeon D-1531
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
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4088
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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4081
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Intel Core i3-9300T
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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4073
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Intel Xeon E-2124G
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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4069
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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3911
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Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
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3911
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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3911
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Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
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3911
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Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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3911
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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3755
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
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3754
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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3732
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Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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3724
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Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 2.2 GHz
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3724
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark
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AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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3435
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Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 2.1 GHz
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3425
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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3423
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Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
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3421
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Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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3251
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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2066
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AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 2.3 GHz
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2065
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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2062
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Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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2058
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Intel Core i5-10310U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
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2057
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
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1833
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Intel Core i3-9350KF
4C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
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1833
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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1819
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Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
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1811
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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
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1811
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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1217
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Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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1217
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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1217
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
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1217
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Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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1217
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
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982
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Intel Xeon D-1715TER
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
|
981
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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981
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Intel Xeon D-1715TER
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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981
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Intel Atom x7425E
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
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980
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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974
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Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
|
974
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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974
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Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
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974
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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974
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
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728
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Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
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728
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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728
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Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
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728
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Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
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728
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
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Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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473
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Intel Core i7-6820HQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
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471.7
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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460
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
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458.6
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
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458.6
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
|
404
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
|
403
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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403
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
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403
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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397
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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384
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AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
|
384
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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384
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AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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384
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AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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384
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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145
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Intel Core i7-5700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
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145
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|
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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145
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Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
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145
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Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
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145
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
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Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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64
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AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
|
63
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|
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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62
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Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
|
61
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Intel Core i7-4870HQ
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
|
60
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
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Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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32.1
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Intel Core i7-4770T
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
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32.1
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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32.1
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Intel Core i7-4790T
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
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32.1
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Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
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32.1
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
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8.8
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Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
|
8.8
|
|
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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8.8
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Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
|
8.8
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Intel Core i7-4820K
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
|
8.8
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
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1.8
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Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
|
1.8
|
|
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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1.8
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Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
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1.8
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Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
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1.8
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