Intel Core i7-4790S vs Intel Core i7-4850HQ

Compare Intel 4th Generation Core i7 4 core CPU vs Intel 4th Generation Core i7 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

CPU Comparison

Quickly search and compare processors

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

2743 points
14% slightly better overall score
2386 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

4529 points
8% slightly better gaming score
4177 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

2219 points
18% slightly better multitasking score
1866 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

2130 points
19% slightly better heavy workload score
1778 points

Free CPU Benchmark

Want to compare your processor against the Core i7-4790S and the Core i7-4850HQ? Download our free and quick PC Performance Test.

Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

60.35 points
17% slightly higher Blender score
51.15 points
Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3586 points
12% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score
3194 points
Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1175 points
26% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score
928 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3775 points
17% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
3202 points
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1204 points
20% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score
999 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

4
Identical
4

Threads

Number of logical processing units

8
Identical
8

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.2 GHz
39% slightly higher clock speed
2.3 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4 GHz
14% slightly higher turbo speed
3.5 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

65 W
47 W
38% slightly lower TDP

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

16
Identical
16

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

32 GiB
Identical
32 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

580th of 1,089
645th of 1,089

Family

The product line

4th Generation Core i7
4th Generation Core i7

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2014 May
2013 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR3-1333
DDR3-1333

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
No

Core i7-4790S vs Core i7-4850HQ comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-4790S is faster than the Core i7-4850HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4850HQ in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-4790S has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-4850HQ. Also, the Core i7-4790S has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-4850HQ outputs less heat than Core i7-4790S thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i7-4790S has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

Comments

No comments yet! Be the first to leave a comment using the form below.

Keep comments on topic and be polite. Comments are subject to moderation before they are published.

Popular CPU Comparisons