Testseek.co.uk have collected 274 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0GHz Socket 1150 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0GHz Socket 1150.
June 2014
(86%)
274 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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The editors liked
Stock speeds from 4 GHz base and 4.4 GHz boost
Over 500 MHz higher than the CPU it replaces
Measurably better thermal performance at the same voltage and frequencies
Higher overclocking results with our sample (4.8GHz compared with 4.6GHz)
Overclockin
Great out-of-the-box performance
No price rise over the Core i7 4770K
Unmatched performance
Class-leading
Backwards compatible with 8 series motherboards (Z87 etc
Providing motherboard vendors issue BIOS updates)
Excellent outofthebox performance
Overclocking potential seems greater than Haswell's
Lower operating temperatures than Haswell
Retails for the same price as Haswell
Strong and efficient clockforclock performance from the underlying Haswell microarchi
The editors didn't like
Update isn't quite significant enough to upgrade from the initial Haswell CPUs
IGP performance in nonsynthetic benchmarks continues to be a concern
Temperatures are still mediocre – bring back fluxless solder
Overclocking headroom is very limited
Integrated graphics have not improved
Still does not seem to offer overclocking frequency potential competitive with Sandy Bridge (or Ivy Bridge
To a lesser extent)
Potential for relatively quick voltageinduced degradation (more results will make the issue clearer).
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Published: 2014-09-02, Author: Charles , review by: techwarelabs.com
Incredibly fast, New TIM (Thermal Interface Material), Cool temps, More headroom for overclocking
Added speed, Better thermal interface material, Performance slightly better than the Intel Core i74770K when overclocked
Compared to the price gap, the speed difference to the Intel Core i74770K is not very noticeable, Overclocking seems to be more sensitive to BCLK adjustments
So what's the verdict? Well, one thing is clear: the i7-4790K outperforms the i7-4770K at nearly everything from operation speed, to thermal conductivity and overclocking. Does it realistically make it a better CPU for most owners of the 4770K? Not a chan...
