Intel Core i7-8700K vs Intel Core i7-4790

Core i7-8700K vs Core i7-4790 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-8700K beats the Core i7-4790 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4790 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-8700K has significantly more cores than the Core i7-4790. Indeed, the Core i7-8700K has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-4790. It also has more threads than the Core i7-4790. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-8700K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4790. Also, the Core i7-8700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-4790 outputs less heat than Core i7-8700K thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-8700K has more L2 cache than the Core i7-4790. The Core i7-8700K also has significantly more L3 cache.

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 i7-8700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.