Intel Core i7-6820HK vs Intel Core i7-4790S

Core i7-6820HK vs Core i7-4790S specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-4790S beats the Core i7-6820HK in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6820HK in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4790S has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6820HK. Also, the Core i7-4790S has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-6820HK CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4790S CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-6820HK has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.