Intel Core i7-4790K
VS
Intel Core i3-9100
Intel Core i7-4790K
VS
Intel Core i3-9100

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Core i7-4790K and Intel Core i3-9100? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Core i7-4790K or Intel Core i3-9100? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

4.00 GHz
Frequency
3.60 GHz
4
CPU Cores
4
4.40 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.20 GHz
8
CPU Threads
4
Yes
Hyperthreading
No
Yes
Overclocking
No
4.20 GHz
Turbo (4 Cores)
3.80 GHz

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Core i7-4790K or Intel Core i3-9100. 

Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.35 GHz
GPU frequency
0.35 GHz
1.25 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
1.10 GHz
7.5
Generation
9.5
11.1
DirectX Version
12
20
Execution units
24
160
Shader
192
2 GB
Max. Memory
64 GB
3
Max. displays
3
22 nm
Technology
14 nm
Q2/2013
Release date
Q4/2017

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
No
h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
No
h265 10bit
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
Decode / Encode
No
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR3-1600
Memory type
DDR4-2400
32 GB
Max. Memory
64 GB
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
Yes
3.0
PCIe version
3.0
16
PCIe lanes
16

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

88 W
TDP
65 W
--
Tjunction max.
100 °C
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

8.00 MB
L3-Cache
6.00 MB
22 nm
Technology
14 nm
Haswell Devils Canyon
Architecture
Coffee Lake Refresh
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
LGA 1150
Socket
LGA 1151
Q2/2014
Release date
Q2/2019
ca. 310 $
Market price
ca. 115 $
no data
Instruction set (ISA)
EM64T
no data
L2-Cache
1.00 MB
no data
Part Number
individual

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Notebooks - ACER, DELL, ASUS

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i7-4790K
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