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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
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Compare complete builds side by side.
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Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
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Intel
Detailed architecture, platform, memory, and feature data for this CPU.
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About This Product
Intel Core i7-4790K is a processor for productivity. Key specs include cores 4, threads 8, base 4.00 GHz, boost 4.40 GHz, and socket 1150. It is a practical fit for productivity, with compatibility and pricing worth checking against the rest of the build.
Verdict
βBest for productivity when its specs and current price match the build requirements.β
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
56.1 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
24.7 pts/$
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
League of Legends
Mixed player settings
63 FPS
Smooth
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