Intel Core i7-7700HQ vs Intel Core i7-4790K

Core i7-7700HQ vs Core i7-4790K benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-4790K beats the Core i7-7700HQ in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-7700HQ in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4790K has a much higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-7700HQ. Also, the Core i7-4790K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-7700HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4790K 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 i7-7700HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.