Name: Intel Core i7 (4th Gen) i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Retail Pack - 8 MB Cache - 4.40 GHz Overclocking Speed - 22 nm - Socket H3 LGA-1150 - HD Graphics 4600 Graphics - 88 W
Brand: Intel
SKU: 135299
Price: 299.99 USD
Availability: SoldOut
Rating: 4.9 (2042 reviews)

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Intel Core i7 (4th Gen) i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Retail Pack - 8 MB Cache - 4.40 GHz Overclocking Speed - 22 nm - Socket H3 LGA-1150 - HD Graphics 4600 Graphics - 88 W

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2016-04-13

C****G

Fastest processor in the world. Don't let people trick you into believing newer processors are faster. Most applications are single-threaded, and even multi-threaded applications aren't all that multi-threaded. (And this is great at multi-threading...)Look up single-thread benchmarks. This is still at top, even as of 4/13/2016.Major difference in horribly s***ty Bethesda engine games. (Fallout 4, Elder Scrolls Online, or any CPU-bound PoS engine like SWTOR).
2016-04-13

Jo****nn

Oh my gosh. I had a AMD FX-8350. The difference in games is amazing. By that i mean that the min frames. Don't let people tell you other wise. I noticed a huge difference in gta 5 and every game. Trust me there is a performance difference no matter what people say.
2016-04-12

A****n

This processor is a beast, use it on my personal rig and those I help friends build.
2016-04-12

L****o

(The CPU has been in use for nearly half of a year as of this review)I purchased the 4790K for a PC build I was doing for myself. I have build several gaming computers at this point so I have a bit of experience. The product arrived fully functional and was installed into an MSI Z97 SLI Krait Edition motherboard.This processor never misses a beat. I use the computer for primarily gaming but also for CAD and related engineering uses. For these purposes the CPU stays cool and under-utilized on the stock CPU cooler. I have some benchmarks bellow.Cinebench R15852 Multi-Core173 Single-CoreOverall, I am very happy with this CPU and will be soon overclocking it. If you are just gaming or enthusiast video editing or something along those lines, this CPU is more than enough.
2016-04-09

T****q

This is the best CPU going at the moment and i would reccomend it to everyone!It can be overclocked to 4.4Ghz and runs super smooth, never had such ease of use!
2016-04-09

D****g

Easy installation and great performance, with this CPU I finally have a beat of a machine.
2016-04-09

J****.

Technology advances and this chip was ahead of its time, still is. If I could, I would have 10 computers running this processor.
2016-04-08

Ha****to

Great processor. Updated from a AMD 8 core at the same speed and this processor runs cooler and faster.
2016-04-06

G****S

Upgraded from a 1st gen i7 920 to this. Based on benchmarks, the 4790k is at least twice as fast as the 920, sometimes even more (depends on the benchmark). I can't say it feels twice as fast but I could bump up the graphics for some games and they run smoother than they used to even with the graphics all set to 'high' so obviously there is an improvement. Note that this is LGA1150 and the new generation i7/i5 are using LGA1151 which means that the 1151 is sort of a dead end but I don't know if this is a factor for most people when buying a CPU.Also, I found this at a local store for around 25% less then the Amazon price.
2016-04-06

da****er

Excellent
2016-04-05

Ho****ed

For gaming It performs like a boss!! This replaced an Intel Core i5 4670K as I wasn't happy with my PC's performance. I'm using this i7 CPU with an Asus Maximus VI Impact Motherboard/ G-Skill 8GB Ripjaws X DDR3 2133 Dual Kit/ EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 970.
2016-04-01

Jo****es

Still a gaming monster when paired with a gtx 980ti.
2016-03-31

C****r

Have been looking forward to upgrading my i5 to an i7 and finally got the money together to do it. I had checked out possible upgrades including a better i5 but decided that I wanted an i7 and chose this one based on reviews and product information. I have a Dell Inspiron 3847 that came with a i5 4460 running at 3.2 gigs. I don't overclock so I wanted something that would run faster without having to overclock it. This seemed the best bet for me. I made up my mind when I brought a i3 system running at 3.7 gigs. This little system had a bit of zip to it and it, so far, has run most anything I could throw at it along with it's GTX-750 Ti SC graphics card. So I ordered the i7 and it came in right on time and I opened the shipping box to see what I had. The first thing I noted was the included heat sink fan combo that came with it. It was OK, but plastic push pins have failed me before as mounts on the case fans so that I didn't like. Also it was about half an inch thick and the heat sink fan combo on the existing i5 CPU was about an inch or over tall and had much larger fins. I did note that the heat sink combo that came with the i7 had a copper surfaced contact area where the heat sink seated on the CPU but the pins and size made me decide to stay with my i5's old heat sink cooler that came with the system. (I also noted that the i5 combo mounted to the MB with already mounted screws so if I needed to I could still switch combos a bit easier. (This didn't turn out to be the case, however.) So I got the Inspiron and brought it to the kitchen table where I do any inside-the-case computer work and removed the side panel and got busy. Laying it flat and grounding myself well, I proceeded to remove the heat sink fan combo with the only problem being it took a bit of force to get the screws holding down the heat sink to come loose as they were tightened down really well. After getting the screws loose, I checked out the mounting for the fan heat sink combo to see how it had been mounted so I could make sure and replace it properly. I like the way the heat sink was held down with four springs which push the heat sink down onto the top surface of the processor and provide a very firm fit after you've got the heat sink compound on. (I used Artic Silver which works for me.) The one thing that surprised me a bit was the amount of force that was needed to re-latch the hold down clip. It was a bit more than I felt it should be, but after checking how the i5 felt it wasn't all that much force to latch it. (Made sure to get the new chip in right too.) After I got the heat sink compound on and replaced the heat sink combo, and got it tightened down firmly. it was time to see what it would do. I normally leave the side panel off till I check out any new installation I do. In that way you can find any problems and correct them. The last thing I did was re-plug the heat sink fan back into the MB and then took the system to the Computer Room and hooked everything up. I turned the power on and went to the BIOS as a check to see if the CPU was seen correctly and it was with all functions showing OK. I then got the only glitch of the hold morning when I exited the BIOS and instead of booting to Windows10 Pro, it just shut down. Ops, I said to myself and pressed the power button again. This time the system started up with no problems and booted right into Windows. I noted it felt sort of like my i3 in that it seemed to zip into Windows instead of sort of walking in. I had been reading that these i7s were noted for running a bit hot, so I ran Speccy and checked the temps. At idle it ran at 35 to 36c and under load it topped out at 65c and that was lower than what I expected it to be. A very pleasant surprise indeed. I got another one when I checked the actual speed the i7 was running at. It settled in at 4.2 gigs. and I hadn't done anything but install it. I sat there and watched the temps for a bit and noted that they didn't get above 40c when idling and when I loaded it down it just stayed around 65c with only one time peaking out at 68c. It
2016-03-31

Br****da

Bought this chip cause I was hungry. Intel knows how to make a tasty. Chip. 10/10 overclocked my stomach.
2016-03-31

C****C

It may be more expensive, but Intel always provides the best performance.
2016-03-29

Am****er

Excellent CPU that can handle anything gaming can throw at it. Having upgraded from an FX8350 build, GPU bottlenecking is finally an issue of the past.
2016-03-27

Ja****ch

I upgraded from an old Core i3 530. This absolutely blows it away, as you'd expect.Converting blu-rays to x.265 using Handbrake with RF ~20 using the medium preset I get a little over 12 frames per second on average (no overclock). I tried the slow preset and was getting 5-6 fps, which is too slow to maintain my sanity. I never even bothered trying video conversion on my old i3 so I don't really have anything to compare it with.I'm using a Corsair Hydro H80i GT for cooling and it idles around 84F (~70F ambient). Peak temperature while encoding (CPU between 95 and 99% usage) seems to be 127F. Not using any special thermal grease.I tried the auto-overclock option in my motherboard's bios and that just forced the cores to their turbo-boost speed of 4.4 Ghz. Haven't played with any *real* overclocking yet.Can't wait to get a i7-6950X and see what that can do. :-)
2016-03-26

D****i

Very, very, very, very fast!!!!!! Did a bench test and it was in top 7, Didn't even overclock, that's my point. Since it comes with the i7 sticker that you put on the desktop, very proud of displaying an i7. Heatsink that it comes with sucks, don't use it unless you will do nothing demaning.
2016-03-26

B****.

Hyperthreaded madness. This baby is the center of my build and sits quite happily at 4.5GHz (with liquid cooling). It crushes video encoding procedures and makes multitasking a breeze. The onboard graphics are capable enough for me to avoid buying a graphics card, which is a nice bonus.
2016-03-25

A.****er

Great CPU! Now I just need nVidia to release their new video card and my upgrade will be complete.

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