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
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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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2017-01-24

A****e

Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz) BX80646I74790K

It meets all your needs, high performance, low temperature! Without a shadow of doubt one of the best ever made today.
2016-09-24

f****p

perfect running 4.6 at steady 70c on a h55don't see why you would NOT want to buy it unless you had the spare bucks to blow on a skylake tho I've seen skylake dosent give much for the extra money'spurchased from microcenter
2016-04-22

t****d

I'm running this baby on Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 and cooling it with Antec Kuhler H2O 620 with Noctua NF-F12 PWM attached to radiator layered with Arctic MX-4 thermal paste. And it is a DEViL CPU. Attached image will help you figure out thermal envelope for this particular setup, I hope.
2016-04-16

J****f

Good cpu plays all the games ,very fast ,It has worked great since I dropped it in ,posting some pics
2016-03-04

Yo****un

Why not? That's all I have to say about this chip.I love it, Recieved it in a timely manner, and It works flawlessly.I Currently have an overclock of 4.85Ghz on this processor with a water cooling loop.
2016-02-14

Ni****ms

An impressive upgrade coming from AMD 8320. The score this chip gets is insane. Perfect for the all around desktop. High single core performance, which works wonders for those games that demand that.It's worth the cost if you want the performance.My only qualm with this chip is the temps bounce around like a jumping bean in an earthquake. Can go from 30c to 60c in a matter of seconds once I turn on prime95. But temps never go above 70 with a Hyper 212 EVO.
2016-02-01

m****o

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2016-01-26

Mo****ny

System was purchased almost entirely on Amazon. My previous i7-860 build was done the same way. Amazon is a great way to make a computer. I really like the Amazon site tips where they tell you what other parts people are buying along with your processor or motherboard etc.. Very helpful and dead on. I picked away at buying parts for this over the last 6-7 months almost like a layaway program. I popped in the win 10 disc and voila I was up and running in literally minutes, scary fast. Negative Windows 10 reviews on the site are all from non-verified free upgrades from non-purchases. Don't read them!! Worthless. Buy the disc and get a real operating system.01. i7-4790k LGA115002. Gigabuyte Z97X-UD3H motherboard03. Gigabyte Nvidia GTX960 Windforce 3fan 4gb vidcard04. Kingston 4x8gb HyperX Fury 1866mhz PnP(non xmp)05. Samsung EVO 500gb SSD06. D-Link Extreme dual band DWA-556 wireless pcie card07. Windows 10pro 64bit08. Antec High Current Gamer 850psu09. Coolermaster Hyper EVO212 cpu fan(20-40c)10. Coolermaster Scout 2 ATX case11. Pioneer BD-rw BluRay/DVD/CD writer12. (next) Hauppauge 2255 HDTV pcie tunerI don't know what else you can say about a processor that I read where people have overclocked the cpu into the 5ghz range. On the day I loaded win10, I gave it the first big test with the mobo Intel Graphics. I dialed up Steam and put Tomb Raider on the HDTV to see how the new processor and Gigabyte motherboard ran without a real GPU. WOW, was I shocked. TR ran on normal level where my i7-860 runs TR. i7-860 system won't run TR on ultimate settings at all. Once I got the Gigabyte GTX960, TR ran on ultimate without even breaking a sweat.The entire system ran me about $1500 and the only other software I purchased was Adobe Lightroom and Nero 2015. If you match the pieces of this system you will have a nice ready to run anything PC. Windows 10 so far is impressive, but was very upset to lose my favorite MCE from win7 that ran everything perfectly. Gotta start reinventing the HDTV portion.UPDATE:2016-01-15, The Amazon purchased computer parts above have proved to be ROCK SOLID one year later. I did recently buy the new Tomb Raider, Rise of, which has the ability to run on DirectX 12 or not. Also the game is one of the first to utilize all cores of the i7-4790k processor. I haven't verified this other than what I heard once. The game runs Rise of TR on ULTIMATE settings, but I think the DirectX 12 needs some work. I can't say enough about this processor and computer build. With so many other computer builds or rebuilds, there is tweaking and hunting for patches or fixes(win98,winXP,Vista,win7), and this win10 i7-4790k, it is simply awesome. You turn it on, and you are ready to be computing or dialing up Steam in seconds! My win7, you can go refill your coffee and anything that coffee induces during start up. The $300+ for the processor was a great buy. I really think some of the games and programs may be able to start utilizing some extra lanes of power they give us. The video processing is really fast, and I really like the USB3.0 for double write speeds versus USB2.0. I have switched many of my HDs to 2-3TB WD Passport drives with their smaller sized increase speed, and have dumped several larger hotter running HDs that are more affixed to the computer.If considering a new build, I would definitely stay with the LGA1150 genre. The parts for slightly older hi-tech items is dropping, while the newer parts for the i7-6700's seemed quite bit higher when I made this computer. RAM, video cards, motherboards, are all cheaper with this LGA1150 processor. I haven't compared specs, but the ones I see, are not big enough to warrant a higher payout for parts.
2016-01-20

M****t

Oh my gosh...I can't even imagine what the 6000 series are like because this thing is insane. I have a gigabyte z97x gaming 7 motherboard and the two work together very well. I use the factory heat sink and the processor doesn't get too hot when overclocking. This paired with a powerful graphics card (i have an AMD Raedon 7870) will make any rig limitless.
2015-10-25

He****ns

I used this processor in my latest build: Gigabyte GA-Z97n-Gaming5 motherboard, 16gb Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400 RAM, Noctua Dual Tower CPU Cooler, ASUS GTX970 mini, and a Corsair 650w PSU in a modded Raijinek Metis case. The CPU/GPU combination push the ASUS PB258Q 25 WQHD 2560x1440 monitor along at highest settings for all the games I have played on it thus far. Heat is also not a problem: idle is in the high 20s and low 30s, and peaks are in the high 60s when gaming. I could not be more pleased.
2015-09-28

V****M

Good performance, no issue so far, overcloked to 4.8 Mhz. 40°C normally and reach 70°C when is full load.Very pleased.ASUS ROG Maximus VII FormulaASUS ROG POSEIDON GeForce GTX 980i7-4790kCorsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 4 x 8GB DDR3 2400MHzEVGA SuperNOVA 1000 PS 80+ PLATINUM
2015-08-15

Mo****n3

I built my gaming PC earlier this year and decided to go for the 4790K over the 4690K for the higher clock speed and 4 extra threads. Both of those matter to me as I'm frequently gaming, listening to music, browsing, etc concurrently. Those extra threads and GHZ really do make a difference in a multitasking machine; especially one used for video editing or other content creation.For me, cost was not an issue. It was only $100 more than the 4690k, and for a system I expect to last me the next 6+ years, it amounts to pennies.Paired with a noctua NH-U14S, I was able to hit a 4.7 GHZ overclock on all cores at 1.248 volts. I could probably tweak this a bit, but since it's been rock solid I don't see the need to push it further. Temps have been fine as well, reaching 82* celsius on the hottest core during prime 95 26.6 after 4 hours of running it and barely breaking 50* celsius when gaming or doing anything else.There's really nothing to complain about with this processor.Though it's on its way out with the 6700K now released, if you got a 4790K within the past year there's no need for buyer's remorse. Their performance is extremely similar, so there's not a whole lot 4790K owners are missing out on.If I were building a new pc today, of course I'd go for the 6700K over the 4790K, but feel absolutely no regrets or that I'm missing out with the 4790K.System Specs:CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor OC to 4.7GHZ@1.248vCPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S CPU CoolerMotherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC ATX LGA1150 MotherboardMemory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 MemorySSD: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5 Solid State DriveSSD: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5 Solid State DriveHDD: Western Digital Red Pro 4TB 3.5 7200RPM Internal Hard DriveHDD: Western Digital Red Pro 4TB 3.5 7200RPM Internal Hard DriveVideo Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video CardCase: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower CasePower Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power SupplyOperating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bitCase Fans: 4x Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 140mm FanMouse: ROCCAT Kone Pure Naval Storm Wired Optical MouseKeyboard: Max Keyboard Blackbird Tenkeyless (TKL) Cherry MX Backlit Mechanical Keyboard with Brown Switches
2015-08-09

Za****er

Fantastic! It handles heavy applications like UE4 and Photoshop with ease!
2015-06-22

An****ll

Got it up to 5.1GHz pretty stable but the voltage is too high so had to turn her down but the chip is capable!!!!!
2015-06-14

B****a

Great Processor. Have it in my gaming PC and it works like no other processor I have. Would certainly recommend.
2014-12-20

M.****os

This is a nice fast processor. I put it through it's paces today ripping 12 DVD's to the hard drive and encoding those rips, and watching a video while waiting for it to finish, all at the same time. CPU was at 100% for a good 3 hours while I was working and didn't break a sweat.
2014-12-20

M.****os

This is a nice fast processor. I put it through it's paces today ripping 12 DVD's to the hard drive and encoding those rips, and watching a video while waiting for it to finish, all at the same time. CPU was at 100% for a good 3 hours while I was working and didn't break a sweat.
2014-11-13

S****W

This beast of a CPU is a must have for system builders looking for one of the best productivity values out there. However, stess testing this CPU can make it heat up like crazy. I did some digging around and found a lot of other people are having the same trouble. The best solution I've found is to use Intel Extreme Tuning utility to limit the max turbo boost power at 88W, Turbo boost short power max at 110W, Turbo boost power time window at 8 seconds, and the Processor current limit to 105 A. With this tweak i was able to keep the max temperature at 67C on the hottest core over a 30 min prime 95 torture test using a Corsair H100i cooler.
2014-11-13

S****.

This beast of a CPU is a must have for system builders looking for one of the best productivity values out there. However, stess testing this CPU can make it heat up like crazy. I did some digging around and found a lot of other people are having the same trouble. The best solution I've found is to use Intel Extreme Tuning utility to limit the max turbo boost power at 88W, Turbo boost short power max at 110W, Turbo boost power time window at 8 seconds, and the Processor current limit to 105 A. With this tweak i was able to keep the max temperature at 67C on the hottest core over a 30 min prime 95 torture test using a Corsair H100i cooler.
2014-08-31

Ja****on

Here's my build to add context to the review:CPU: i7-4790KCooler: Corsair H100i (with Noctua fans)Mobo: Asus Maximus VI Gene (mATX)RAM: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X (2133MHz)SSD: Intel 730 Series 240GBHDD: Two (2) 3TB Seagate Barracudas in RAID1PSU: Corsair CS550M (80+ gold)Video Card: GTX 750Ti EVGA Superclocked edition(all other parts are irrelevant)My experience with this chip has been nothing but fantastic from the beginning. I have been stress testing my chip for a few days at varying frequencies, and my results were almost unbelievable. I was able to achieve 5.1GHz with my voltage set on auto. I used both P95 and AIDA64 in my testing, both of which my CPU passed with flying colors after a 4 hour burn in. However, I was not able to make it to 5.2GHz since my PC blue screened after 5 minutes of Prime95.All of this is extremely surprising since I've seen numerous reviews raving that this chip is a bad overclocker. So I've narrowed my possibilities down to three reasons. One, The reviewers who had overheating issues had a bad cooling system; two, they're very bad at using the BIOS; three, I must have the most golden 4790K to hit the shelves. Whichever is the case, I feel I have a great CPU and one that overclocks like a boss. If you don't believe me, I have the CPUID screenshot on my desktop for bragging rights.If you're looking for a great Haswell refresh chip, look no further. This is a phenomenal processor. Or maybe I'm just excited to be upgrading from an AMD Phenom build that I've had since 2008.

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