Intel Core i7 4790 in 2022 - Still Capable After 8 Years?

[@RATechYT]

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[@tyrkukulkan]

Great! Looking forward to the next comparison. Only thing missing from this one is Cyberpunk, just because it really stresses a system. Control is very close on GPU usage but not so much on CPU.

[@RATechYT]

​@@tyrkukulkan Couldn't test this CPU in Cyberpunk unfortunately, but I do know that it should struggle a bit in that title at stock, kind of like it does in Watch Dogs Legion.

[@Scorpion95]

@@tyrkukulkan I test Cyberpunk on my overclocked 4790k @4,6 Ghz, and it runs .. okay. I tested it at Maxed Settings without RT or DLSS, and it has an avg. of 60 Fps, but the 1% and 0.1% Frametimes are in the 30s and that's something you can feel. I was up to 1440p in the CPU bottleneck with my 3090 (At 1440p : Only 37 % of the bench time, the GPU was the limiting factor according to CapframeX).

[@shadowopsairman1583]

Overclocking isn't going to make a huge difference.

[@ziloga]

@@shadowopsairman1583 Quite a difference i'd say 25%. kzbin.info/www/bejne/emqcdquYfrhrnqs Stock i7-4790K model vs i7-4790 is 11% both at stock.

[@NotSoGoodDark]

the i7's earlier gen processors were insanely good for their time.

[@frezingcrazy]

Always will be

[@slactweak]

@The Dark Imperial And they still are.

[@Trick-Framed]

Ivy Bridge was the pinnacle. It’s been diminishing returns since.

[@krissgs9815]

Reminds me those good olds boosted Q6600

[@Chaos_God_of_Fate]

still got a 4790k @ 4.8 paired with a 5700xt. It's a well balanced system that I still see being happy with for another Year or Two.

[@mrpzycho]

Just upgrade your GPU and you’ll be fine for another 3+ years.

[@snowflakecuntreeman3947]

​@@mrpzychoI think that gpu should already max out the cpu, I know the 1070 is more gpu than the 4790 can handle.

[@mrpzycho]

@@snowflakecuntreeman3947 Depends on the game. I replaced my 1660 Super with a RTX 3070 and went from about 90 fps avarage in Tomb Raider to about 180 fps avarage. In CSGO the boost was maybe 25% fps at best. (4970k @ 4,7GHZ)

[@randomlol69]

​​@@snowflakecuntreeman3947That's false. Do not make false assumptions on something you don't have knowledge of.

[@Dary30416]

friend, I have the same processor but without the k and I want to buy the same graphics card, the RX5700, the games run well

[@Ferrdl01]

My 4790k has been OC’d to 4.8 for 5 years now. It’s been great and still plays most of things on high. But, I’m ready for 4k gaming and have a 12700k on the way. Hope I get the same life on this chip.

[@raiden4105]

get pooped on my in at 5.0 ghz lol i uses nitrogin to make it work lol

[@Ferrdl01]

@@raiden4105 damn! That’s awesome. I did mine on air.

[@unclekraken21]

Im currently rocking this i7-4790 paired with a GTX 1080ti and i must say u can hit this combo with anything and will run it at medium high settings like a charm ,in some games where 6 cores are utilized u may see some chops and hit but lowing the resolutiong is the solution.Great CPU for Its era and still capable for gaming in 2023 , would recommend for low budget gamers in need of a Low cost PC

[@Shahzad12357]

Hyperthreading crying in the corner

[@unclekraken21]

@Dropzonegaming67 it has already hyper threading u just got to enable it

[@javiersoto2249]

Doesnt it bottleneck?

[@michaelthompson9798]

My old Intel setup was the 4790k, Z97, M.2 SSD, 16gb (2x8GB) ram, gtx 980 and it was a vg build in it’s day ….and still is to some degree by looking at this video. Love your work Adam 😇👍. Cheers buddy 🍻

[@goransvraka3171]

thats my current setup

[@tonysuthechineseguy]

same i just digged up this setup from my basement and put in my spare 3080 because why not😂

[@jotabe1984]

That was a massively good setup back in 2016... so good i bet it holds its own in 2023, given GTX980 was comparable to Rx580 when it came out (maybe the AMD card now pulls ahead due to driver optimizatión) so i do think it still has some life left

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

Good video. I put a 3060ti (Evga 2 fan, single 8pin budget model) on an old Dell tower with the i7 4790, 16gb ram and SSD (Changed the psu) and gave it to a family member. I was surprised what it can still do. Solid 1080 gaming and some 1440p too.

[@domsims7826]

the 3060ti ran well with the 4790?? If thats the case ill buy one. Looking to upgrade my current system but was wondering if the 4790 was even worth it as a cpu

[@KaiMagee19]

@@domsims7826 I have one and I went from a gtx 960 4g to gtx 1660 super 6g and I can say something is off

[@KaiMagee19]

@@domsims7826 my frames are not very high even with low settings and my cpu usage ranges 30 to 60 percent with gpu ranging from 30 to 50 ish aswell, typically from my understanding a balanced build should have more gpu than cpu pretty much all the time but mine stays very even and I find for such low usage it gets kinda hot like up to 80°c if I have everything maxxed but it still won't pass like 60% usage. I think either my cpu is bottlenecked or my pc isn't getting enough power out of the 500w psu my used pc's case came with. Complete build: Cpu (I7-4790) Gpu (Gtx 1660S 6G) Mobo (GA Z97N wifi) Cpu cooler (zalman) can't actually buy it anymore and have a new one coming Ram (16Gb Crucial 1600mhz ddr3) (1 TB Crucial SSD) Can anyone maybe even mention any ideas that could be the issue?

[@denil.k]

@@KaiMagee19 Hey, I'm having the same issue right now. switched from a 1060 6gb to a Rx 5700 xt and its severely underperforming. did you manage to fix your issue?

[@KaiMagee19]

@@denil.k yeah I built a new pc with ryzen 5 cpu instead xD much better now, constant 60 fps, or 90 uncapped on rust

[@fly1063]

Still using this chip at 4.4GHz with my RTX 3070, haven't had any trouble reaching 60fps at 4k in any games.

[@SIPEROTH]

4.4GHz is impossible with this chip. You probably have the K version and you overclocked it.

[@fly1063]

@@SIPEROTH yes I have the K version of course, I changed recently to a Ryzen 7600x however

[@Kushikyon]

Good job. I don’t understand why almost nobody test this in 4K where cpu i less important than GPU. I have 4690k and gonna buy something like rtx 4070 and used i7 4gen then gonna compare it in 4K vs i5.

[@ArmoniteQL]

@@fly1063 Why you changed it if were having 60 FPS at 4K in any games? You absolute clown.

[@sohairarehman2652]

To be honest it's best CPU for upcoming 6 to 7 years because most of us only do gaming or little bit of other programs use on our PCs so it's fine no need to spend extra money on insanely high price PC parts

[@Trick-Framed]

2 years ago I built my daughter an i7 4790 system w/16GB DDR3 1600, 120GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1060 6GB. She absolutely loved it and it played more than a few of her games in 4K as it was hooked up to the living room 4K.

[@shoot_the_glass5654]

Your such an awesome Dad for doing that for your daughter. 👏👏👏

[@Trick-Framed]

@@shoot_the_glass5654 Just an average one. Trying his best with what he has. If I had enough to build a 10600 I would have. I'd say K but she doesn't need it. She's so young, she needs stability in her platform. I'll teach her OC and repair later, when she can absorb it well. Having a hard enough time with the ESD and cleanliness part right now lol!

[@lmaoitsmee1812]

@@Trick-Framed you’re an awesome dad. 💪🏿

[@BledsoeBluvd]

What motherboard did you use btw?

[@Trick-Framed]

@@BledsoeBluvd The stock HP board. It is a Q97 chipset board.

[@eddietan9821]

I also using this i7-4790 CPU with MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8GB GPU with 16.0 GB DDR3 RAM with 256 GB SSD (OS) and 1 TB SSD (Games) and I can play all games like a charm.

[@tyrkukulkan]

Been looking forward to this. Got a family member an i7 4790K as a gift upgrade from an i5 4590 to go with their 5600XT (1070 equivalent). The extra 4 threads from HT do make a difference.

[@thepirate4095]

5600xt beats 1070 ti even, the vram is the only limitation

[@tyrkukulkan]

@@thepirate4095 So it does, by 10-15% or 2-5% for the Ti.

[@younaskhan-wu2ju]

@@tyrkukulkan i have currently same i5 4590 with 12gb ram + Nvidia 1050ti 5gb and 256ssd+500gb hdd i play Pubg Pc on it with 1280x1024@75Hz and it gives 60-70 average fps but in combat situation it starts stuttering so by switching to i7 4790 how much fps gain will i get?

[@tyrkukulkan]

@@younaskhan-wu2ju I don't really know as I've got no experience with Pubg.

[@shadowopsairman1583]

Virtual cores dont help

[@laodage]

Nice video! Been using i7 4790 + 32G RAM(DDR3 1600) + 750Ti, the only game I'm still into and playing is RedAlert 2, everything is working fine.

[@Mobin92]

If you are thinking of updating to a 4790 from a 4590 or so, get a "Xeon E3 1270 V3" instead. It's basically the same but only costs 30$.

[@virtual-adam]

Fitted a Xeon 1241 v3, was a really good upgrade from a i5 4440. Got it for £35 inc postage on ebay.

[@joey_f4ke238]

@@virtual-adam I just did the same thing for a friend, he's absolutely loving it, i guess the extra single core performance plus the added threads really do make a difference

[@virtual-adam]

@@joey_f4ke238 Its a great upgrade, he must be well pleased. Hitman 2016 runs almost perfect now, was very stuttery on my i5. I mainly got it to run Forza 4. Also noticed a few other games I thought were ok on the i5 also have a big improvement. Yea the speed and extra four threads are a real help with newer games.

[@virtual-adam]

@@joey_f4ke238 You can overclock the Xeon's as well, so there even better than a i7 4790 non K.

[@xVxEsports]

Thanks for the idea I might have to do this for my girlfriend. I have an old i5 4460 I was gonna give her but I want to upgrade a little further

[@axemastersinc3269]

I7 4790k and two GTX 1080Ti SLI 32 GB RAM 2400 MHz. I started with two GTX 980. Then 3 GTX 980Ti and now two GTX 1080Ti SLI.

[@saricubra2867]

Haswell aged pretty well. I love my i7-4700MQ in CSGO, for a 9 year old mobile chip, gives me absolutely ridiculous framerates.

[@greenshadow131]

You know what they say: Haswell that ends well. Or in this case, aged well.

[@thepirate4095]

Now I love my 2700x at 4.3 even more, flying through this games with ease.

[@RATechYT]

The 2700X is a great CPU!

[@thepirate4095]

@@RATechYT I might upgrade to a 5800x3d in the future, but for now I really have no problems in any game, 3400 memory at cl14 makes it a monster, wanted to upgrade to 3800x before but I saw some benchmarks and at stock is quite worse than my 2700x overclocked and one of my friends has a 3600x and its overclocking capabilities are awful, he can't even get 4100 stable so I guess second ryzen generation didn't had the best chips or at least ryzen 5 ones.

[@FlorenceandtheMachineBG]

I've been waiting for this review for ages! Thank you!

[@seanwil545]

Just ordered a used i7 4790K today to go into my dedicated Zwift machine to replace an i5 4670K. I have a GTX 1070 that I will also be installing soon, so I figured the i7 would better compliment the GTX 1070. Good to see it'll do more than just run Zwift.

[@downundergarage6968]

Nice the 4790k is little faster then my 4770 non k so 1070 would be quite nice combo.

[@ziloga]

@@downundergarage6968 Depends what you mean by a little faster, 4790k is 20% faster single core and 20% using 8 threads much better for gaming.

[@sean9920]

My grandparents have a dell desktop from 2015 with an i5 4460, 8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz and a 1 TB HDD and its been super slow. They won’t let me build them a new one and they said they don’t mind how slow it is but I went ahead and told them I’m upgrading it anyway so I got a used i7 4790, 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz and a 500 GB SSD which should make their computer much faster.

[@h1tzzYT]

yay new vid :) i7 4790 can be decent budget option, for 1080p i think rtx 2060/gtx 1070 would be absolute maximum i would pair it with, otherwise i would start looking at zen 1 or zen + offerings such as r5 1600 or 2600. I personally upgraded from my 4790k to 3700x back in 2019 and even though i was limited by my gtx 1070 back when i was using it, i definitely felt frametime improvements with new cpu, the overall user experience havent changed much though. However non k 4790 definitely starts to show its age and while it may be OK option for budget builders i would recommend looking for newer stuff.

[@Harzexe]

I don't agree about "maximum". I had GTX 1070 pair with it and I replaced it with RTX 2070 Super. There was still a huge performance boost and many games still have almost 100% gpu utilization (95-98%) with this combo. There is some bottleneck but the cpu benefits a lot from higher end gpus as long as you have DDR3 ram overclocked above 2000 Mhz. I think you could go as far as RTX 3070 if you want to play with Ray Tracing enabled. Anything above that would be a mistake though.

[@h1tzzYT]

@@Harzexe What games do you play? Also raytracing has even higher cpu load so your RT point is absolutely not true. 4790k wont hold 60fps in watch dogs legion, far cry 6, cyberpunk, MFS, depending on settings. When you are hitting bellow 60 due to weak cpu just dont bother and upgrade. Dropping 3070 on it would be absolute waste of money, even budget i5 12400 would mop the floor with it for ~300$ ram/cpu/mobo included.

[@Harzexe]

@@h1tzzYT in most games I have more than 100 fps. Far Cry 5 holds above 60 fps. Doom Eternal 100-200 fps. Witcher 3 next gen on DX11 between 55-115 fps. Battlefield 1 works very good with DX11 as well. Fortnite DX11: 100-144 fps on high settings. Fortnite DX12 with RTX on medium about 60-90 fps. CS:GO above 200 fps.

[@Harzexe]

Just as I said. There is some bottleneck for sure but I'm not hitting a wall yet even if newer processors can do a much better job. My point is that 4790K (4.5 Ghz with 2400 Mhz DDR3) can still deliver very good framerate.

[@h1tzzYT]

@@Harzexe "My point is that 4790K (4.5 Ghz with 2400 Mhz DDR3) can still deliver very good framerate." No it cannot, at least not in all games. My point was that if you have rtx 2060 and up, especially 3070 money, you should have upgraded 4790k long time ago. I could still get behind haswell HEDTs though. 5960x can still be good performer, but 4790k? nah. it doesnt have enough to deliver smooth 60 in all games, thats obsolete in my book.

[@virtual-adam]

Good video 👍 Still a decent chip for gaming the i7 4790. Considering you can get them for under $50 now its great value for a budget build. Shame Windows 11 wont support them as these chips would have so many more years of service left. But thats not good for business eh!

[@jgm113]

There are fairly simple ways around that

[@virtual-adam]

@@jgm113 Yea there are, but its a pain to keep doing as MS keep messing the install up on unsupported hardware. Would not want it on my work machine in case I had an issue and had to spend all day fixing it.

[@jgm113]

@@virtual-adam had windows 11 on my Mac since it was leaked, install with a patched version and it runs and gets updates as normal.

[@virtual-adam]

@@jgm113 I've seen a video where the guy said the install gets messed up every now and then and needs a fix? Think i'll stick with Windows 10, I only updated to it a few days ago from Windows 7 ;) Takes a while for good stability anyway.

[@livingthedream915]

Nice, I'm vibing with a 6 core 12 thread Ivy Bridge Xeon 1650 v2 overclocked to 4.5 ghz with 48gh of quad channel DDR3. I'd expect similar numbers to my own system with maybe better 1% lows. Don't forget to disable the core mitigations with inspectre!

[@RATechYT]

Oh, completely forgot to mention that the patches were actually disabled, though even with them enabled I doubt it would make a noticeable difference since even the i3-7100 performs very similarly regardless of whether the patches are enabled or disabled. The frame rate difference doesn't exceed 5-7% on the dual core.

[@livingthedream915]

@@RATechYT No way to know until you try but I keep them always off anyway lol. I paid for the whole CPU I'm gonna use the whole CPU

[@bci3937]

now its 8/2024 - my pc with i7-4790 is running for years without any major problems (well my motherboard battery is empty but this takes only effect if i turn the pc completely off), AMD Radeon R9 390, 16GB RAM, is running well, some games are still playable like sc2 i mostly play in low/medium settings, but thats no problem 4 me...i am no hardcore player so for all other things i do can't say any negative thing about my system. thanks for you video * cheers* (i got a second pc as a backup :D)

[@krissgs9815]

Bought an entire new PC in 2014 Litterally waited for the i7 4790k release date, took it day one with a whole new PC (Fractal R4, etc) NINE F'CKIN YEARS and it's still there doing it's job very nicely Best computer bet I've ever made Remembering my 8800, 780GTX... Way too expensive... But now that consoles are bottlenecking evolution, I guess any 2060 will do the job for years :D

[@JukkaX]

Good to have u back! I have an i7 4770k@4,3 GHz + EVGA GTX 1070 SC on my sole mining rig, so I can game on it while mining. Death Stranding and PUBG being the games I play, on 1440p. Mainboard is a crappy Asus H87M Plus + 16GB of DDR3 1600 CL9. PUBG runs fine at ~90 fps and DS stays near the 60 fps about most of the time, only sometimes dipping to 40+ fps..

[@rosomak8244]

And I'm still using one. The reason is that I base my upgrades not at what's out there but on what is still allowing me to comfortable work on.

[@Rockden]

I got pretty much the same system (1070 8GB and 16 GB ram) paired with an e3-1270 v3 (very close to the 4790k) instead. Does everything I need and want, I probably will keep it for sometime! :)

[@Svante]

I'm still using my i7-4790k, that I bought, when I built my computer, back in 2015. I upgraded my GPU from a GTX 980, to a RTX 2080 a few years back, and I still don't feel the need to upgrade the CPU, as every new game still runs great in 1440p.

[@BravoSixGoingDark]

@@user-cn3vq9vr3u same ... i7 4790k + RTX 3060 since Dec 2014. Changed some GPUs (970 SLI -> 980TI -> 1070TI -> RTX 3060) and RMA'ed a seasonic PSU. Still working pretty well in 2023. I game at 1440p.

[@megasorearse7032]

my current rig is a: i7 4790k, 32gig ram, asrock z97 fatality, 3x 4tb sata HDD, 1070GTX, just finished playing Jedi: Fallen Order in high graphics, rocked like a champion and will continue to do so. I use a be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Air Cooler. Idle temp 24C and max peak temp 58C~60C. If I can play newer games that averages around 55~60fps, I am good. I mostly dota and csgo any ways. Also, don't know why but you talk like a robot some what. 😂

[@RATechYT]

lol I'll try to improve that.

[@timlaw9250]

I have one of my rigs with a 4790 16gig ram along with a 1070 founders edition paired with 1TB Adata ssd and it rocks everything just fine even my occulus rift 2. Never played a game on medium or low settings and all runs smooth . Its not even fancy as its a dell 9020 switched to new case via conversion kit. If your on a budget its just an outstanding price to performance deal pairing the 4790 with a 1070

[@Rokabur]

I was using the i7-4820k and GTX 1060 3GB til I lost access to my desktop about 20 months ago. Was able to emulate all game consoles except the PS3, 360 and Switch. And could play all my games just fine.

[@bigno1900]

I use a 6700xt with my 4790 after ditching my 1070, can even run ultra settings on starfield average 65 on 1080p. CPU temperature is cooled by a 360 AIO constant at 40 degree celsius, GPU temperature is 60 degree Celsius in a full tower with 4 p12 fans.

[@gang-yc4je]

i have an i5 3470 in a lenovo m93p transplanted into a dell optiplex case and a vega 56. it's not my main computer but i want it to be cool, so the 3770 is what i'm upgrading to. thanks for helping push me to buy it.

[@joesworld396]

The i7-4790 is part of the reason that Microsoft tries to keep people from using older PCs with Windows 11 to help Intel sell newer processors. My i7-4790 is still rocking and still gaming just fine.

[@capheviahe93]

i7 4th gen still a beast, regardless gaming, only normal using I believe another 10 years no issue

[@scruffy7443]

I am currently using the 65W 4790S on my Dell 3020 sff with 16GB ddr3 with Low Profile sapphire RX6400 card.

[@tomsettles6873]

I built a i7-4790 Optiplex 16gb, 500gb ssd with 560 gpu and 400w power supply for under $175. Bought everything off ebay. Plays all games really well that my sons have tried. Our neighbors kids have built $500-$600 gaming pcs that don't run as well, and their cabinets are much cheaper quality. The Optiplex 7020/9020 tower and even the 7010/9010 with i7 3770 have to be best deal around for budget gaming.

[@5abivt]

Was using mine for years now. Just passed it down with a 1080ti to my daughter just today as I upgrade.

[@Turktien]

So excited for this one!!! Just helped my friend out with a used 5700 XT cause he was running a GTX 970 with his 4790K.

[@thepirate4095]

huge upgrade, lol

[@Turktien]

@@thepirate4095 Yeah, lol. He's diggin' it :)

[@thepirate4095]

@@Turktien can I become your friend? I sold my 5500 xt when prices were up so I made a profit and bought a gtx 1050 ti, sold it again in profit and now I have a 950, xD, it does the job for the most part in my games. Best gpu I had was a 980 ti but it died after 3 years, was used when I bought it.

[@Dary30416]

friend, I have the same processor but without the k and I want to buy the same graphics card, the RX5700, the games run well

[@andreim2761]

Just blitzed through all your FX videos in one sitting, and now you upload new content, watched this one as well ! Nice and fresh. Myself, I'm sporting an Athlon 300GE @ stock 3.4 Ghz with 2400 Mhz CL 12 Kingston Savage ram and a Gigabyte GTX 650 Ti 2gb with a Goodram 128 gig SSD. I play the mod made by fans of Gothic 2, Archolos, Chronicles of Myrtana (which I highly recommend as a great rpg experience, voted mod of year 2021), mostly old games like modded Gothic 3, Rome Total War (and the new Remaster), it does what I need. Ofc you can always have more but at the moment there's no budget. Gothic 3's a hog for single thread power, my older A8 9600 (FX cousin) was struggling with it. It was starved of inexistent L3 cache, regardless of its IPC improvements over previous generations, and OC could only get you so far. Also in the mobo OC preset, the pixels where shivering on the screen causing eye strain, always had to make personalized OC to get smooth and still images (Asus B350 Prime Plus). I also noticed that if you keep your power plan on High Performance and OC, all that surplus voltage can be felt as strain for the eyes and even or especially nervous system. That's why I avoid OC's now and recommend anyone to just trust the pixel perfect engineering validation if they want to stay healthy and relaxed. OC feels more tense than stock and it ain't worth it IMO to race towards epilepsy or Heaven forbid even psychotic attacks due to the speedy anxiety it induces. Have you noticed that it induces this as well ? I can feel even one latency click difference, let alone a 100 megahertz increase in clock speed when it comes to responsiveness.

[@thepirate4095]

never heard of surplus voltage as seen on pixels, xD, you sure It's not only a cheap monitor?

[@andreim2761]

@@thepirate4095 Acer P223w . Thing is it would shake pixels only @ 3.9 Ghz on the A8 9600. Any other speed was alright. Perhaps the auto OC was over zelous and ruined some ratio regarding the CPU or something.

[@thepirate4095]

@@andreim2761 cpu should not interfere with how pixels are sent tho, gpus are sending the video signal, only if there is a voltage interference on the monitor side, or the monitor cable is of poor quality, neven seen this before

[@andreim2761]

@@thepirate4095 Well neither have I until it happened, perhaps it was an isolated anomaly. Didn't get such a thing with the Athlon 300 Ge. The way I see it, it's a perfect factory ratio between CPU, GPU and RAM and if you mess around with OC you can destabilize the ratios and wind up with various anomalies, or your system not moving or feeling right, even if the OC's are stable.

[@thepirate4095]

@@andreim2761 n-am patit niciodata, si am avut multe pc-uri la viata mea, nu stiu ce sa zic, atata timp cat nu erai conectat la gpu-ul integrat nu vad cum ar putea afecta imaginea de la display, daca ar fi o destabilizare intre procesor si ram ai vedeai microstutters, dar ce descrii tu acolo pare altceva, iar o destablilizare de genul ar provoca crash inainte sa vezi vreo problema la imagine.

[@qazyman]

I use one with a 3060ti to run Zwift on a bike trainer. If you only need a processor for one activity these are great chips.

[@Reknilador]

A 4.5 ghz all core overclock would really help here, it gave life to my i5 4690k for a while longer.

[@Shatila5]

please do consider to do 4K and 1440p resolution as having higher resolutions decease the bottleneck on CPUs.

[@rileyhers8670]

wish he posted more, hes got a voice that doesnt make me want to throw my phone out the window, love his content

[@RATechYT]

I'll try to do my best to upload more frequently.

[@seebarry4068]

I’m still using mine. Mines unlocked and overclocked, but it still does the business even in vr with a gtx1080. I’m upgrading to a 3070ti, I’m expecting bottlenecking but we will see. I just need solid vr performance in iracing and I’m hoping this combo crushes it, seeing how the 1080 runs it quite nicely, albeit with compromised graphic settings.

[@thetaxikab604]

How's the performance with the 3070 ti? I'm planning on going to a 6700 xt from a 980ti with the same cpu as u, was there a significant bottleneck?

[@jay_sunday]

Hell, I'm still rocking a 3570 (non-K) and it can do VR just fine to be fair, I'm on a 3060 which is probably helping a lot

[@digginguphardware_lx]

Got a cousin of the i7, the i5 4570 4c/4t at 3.2 Ghz paired with a r9 380, h81m, 8gb ddr3 1600 cl8 and a 250gb samsung 850 evo ssd and finally after years i'm going for a r5 5600, rx 6600, b550, 512 gb 980 from samsung and 16gb ddr4 3200 cl16. Tomorrow the cpu arrives so can't wait to test the difference

[@JC_WT]

Still a very capable chip. I have a system that I built for fun recently with a 4790, and 1660 Super. It provides a more than comfortable 1080p 60 fps gaming experience on all the games I play, and some games it even manages 1440p 60fps. I would consider this chip the bare minimum for a "gaming PC" in 2024, and as a cheap but solid entry level CPU, it's hard to go wrong here.

[@mOddEdLiKeHeLL]

Been looking forward to this video

[@r34ztune11]

This CPU really looks like it was a great deal back in 2014. $300 for 8 years of gaming is basically just $38/year. As the owner of a Ryzen 1600AF at 3.8ghz, it will be interesting to see how it compares to the Ryzen 2600. Also, NFS Heat is unplayable for me. There are textures failing to load despite the game being installed on an SSD and there are major stutters and audio delay. I heard there's some user.cfg file tweak that might fix it, so I'll definitely try that at some point. Are you also using that user.cfg tweak or does the game just run fine by default?

[@RATechYT]

NFS Heat runs fine for me, never had any of those issues. I'd try repairing the in-game files, if that doesn't work then reinstalling the game completely might fix the problem.

[@thepirate4095]

first generation of Ryzen was really too early for them, you kinda are like an early adopter, and 1600f was still 1600 with just a bit better oc capability and better ram support, ryzen+ was a huge step for them, resolved most of the problems, latency was hugely improved, ryzen 2 was when they added more cores in high end and improved latency even more but wasn't something huge, ryzen 3 was again a huge jump and ryzen 4 might be more like ryzen 2, more cores and a bit better latency thanks to ddr5, also 6 cores kinda becomes obsolete already, as crazy as it sounds. I sold my 2600x for 2700x and had 0 problems till now.

[@RyugaHidekiOrRyuzaki]

@@thepirate4095 The 1600AF is not 1st gen, it's Zen+ (2nd gen) with the naming being 1xxx because the chip was defective and did not meet AMD's standards for Zen+ (frequency targets, etc). It's essentially a slightly cut down 2600.

[@r34ztune11]

@@thepirate4095 The 1600AF is a badly-binned 2600. I can't OC it past 3.8ghz because it needs 1.3v to even do that. Most 2600s would do 4ghz easily with about the same voltage. It's Zen+, not 1st gen Zen like the original 1600 "AE". I only paid $96 new for it so I'm extremely happy with it and will probably run it for at least another 5 years as it does everything I want from a CPU in terms of video editing and gaming.

[@thepirate4095]

@@r34ztune11 my 2600 did 4.2 with 1.4 volts, my 2700x does 4.3 at 1.35

[@utes611]

I still have my pc running the 4790k and it is awesome 👌 not as fast as my I9 but still plays games almost as good.

[@wedoprods6088]

it could be worth it getting the i7 4790k because, the i7 4790k base is 4ghz and turbo 4.4ghz, vs i7 4790 3.6ghz base, 4ghz turbo

[@martinmwitila]

im also running the 4790, gtx 1070 and 24gigs of ram at 1866mhz and i kust say it handles pretty kuch anything i throw at it quite well i think ill wait abit before i think of upgrading to a ryzen 5 5600x or something

[@rdowg]

I had a 4790k I OC'd to 4.8, that baby carried me all the way until last year at 1440p I finally upgraded to a 12600k, the upgrade was well worth it, but you cant count the 4790k out

[@judgewest2000]

i'm running the 4790K with Windows 11 and a 3060Ti, 4k 60hz monitor - i'll be running this well into 2023 as no game i run does so less than 60 frames in 4k

[@JuanDiegoS33]

I7 4790 + Zotac RTX 3060 TWIN EDGE 12GB. Rock solid 😎

[@jesseramon4880]

Thank you very much for the video

[@KeyToTime]

I built my last PC in 2014 with a 4790k. I have never really got any use out of it as my life had changed so much in that time and I now never have the time to play games. It's still perfectly snappy and does everything I ask of it though.

[@BravoSixGoingDark]

Built in the same year too. Dec 2014. Still using it today. Only changed GPU from 980TI -> 1070TI (GPU Died in 2020) -> RTX 3060

[@KeyToTime]

@@BravoSixGoingDark that's funny, I had a 980ti and that died about six months ago. For me it was GTX 760 (carried over from my previous PC) - > GTX 980 - > GTX 980ti - > GTX 1080ti (second hand) I have tweeked it a bit over the years, it's had a new ssd, hard drive, and I upgraded to 2x8GB 2400mhz RAM from 2x4GB 2400mhz. My previous PC had a Q9650 and I loved it and got loads of use out of it. That lasted from 2008 until 2014 as my main PC and I kept it up until 2018. I never thought that the 4790k would last as long but here we are 8 years later! It's odd though because I still think of it as my new PC and it doesn't feel like I've had it as long as the Q9650.

[@Fender178]

I still own my 4790K because it is still a capable CPU for doing multimedia tasks like ripping DVDs with handbrake because of the high clock speeds on all cores.

[@CaptainBBS]

I'm keeping mine definitely Ho upgrades just a side pc if I ever need to upgrade. 4790k delid is beast

[@jorgeariel1090]

good video .i have the i7 4790s with a z97x gaming5 ,16 ddr3 2400 corsair and a msi rx 6400

[@re2590]

What fps you getting with the 6400?

[@adanos4]

Not a lot of in game setting reduce the use of CPU. They most aimed at the use of GPU.

[@jdbb3gotskills]

I found a cheap office PC with one of these in it a few years ago. I built my first ever PC with this CPU.

[@nem11x]

I am still waiting for the last FX CPU left to benchmark.

[@tyrkukulkan]

Against the 1090T!

[@RATechYT]

You mean, the FX-4300?

[@nem11x]

@@RATechYT yes

[@RATechYT]

@@nem11x That's not the last FX CPU I'm planning to benchmark ;)

[@SolitarySwans]

Had an i7 4670 for a time, when i found a 4790 for £50 i replaced it, just ordered a rx 5700 to replace an rx 470 and really pkeased for the videos which show just how capable this CPU is, cant wait to have it all running, should be amazing ❤

[@Dary30416]

friend, I have the same processor but without the k and I want to buy the same graphics card, the RX5700, the games run well

[@latvian_fallen_angel]

I still use i7 4790k overclocked to 4.8 GHz with water cooler. It can handle all new games very good it's just legendary cpu

[@ThunderKat]

GTX 760? That's my old GPU...I put a 1060 on my 4790K, for 1080p/75hz gameplay is fine but some games do push you to get an upgrade even at that refresh rate. Overclock and high speed memories makes a huge difference, you might be surprise when compare later to this lower 4790 none K. I OC my 1600Mhz to 2000Mhz going from 1.5v to 1.6v and CL9 to CL11 (11-11-11-33), give it a try and see if it boots correctly... 2133mhz wasn't possible for me (4+4+8+8 sticks made it harder I guess).

[@jefferycoleman3781]

That cpu works perfectly paired with a gtx 1080, you need good ram, and a high quality motherboard. No bottlenecks here! Awesome combo.

[@martinmwitila]

What motherboard should I get, I was thinking asrock z97

[@jefferycoleman3781]

@@martinmwitila Asrock is awesome, I've built quite a few haswell rigs with asrock. My main pc has an Asrock motherboard. No worries there!

[@martinmwitila]

@@jefferycoleman3781 great thanks

[@blakedmc1989RaveHD]

good vid, i still daily drive a gaming PC 4790k but i didn't overclock it due to tha motherboard i'm using which it's not tha best for any overclocking (MSI Z97-S01 [Guard Pro]) but it's paired with a GTX 1080Ti along with G.Skill Ares 16gb 2400MHZ (used to be Kingston HyperX Fury but due to it not lettin me use XMP because tha motherboard i have for it didn't have XMP support for Kingston HyperX Fury, so i went with a G.skill Ares which has a much better XMP support compared to Kingston HyperX Fury and wow i saw a much better result just by tha ram swap to a much higher clocked and different ram kit with XMP) and TBH tha GTX 1070 is holding it back badly along with tha ram kit which i'm a former user of Kingston HyperX Fury who switched to G.Skill Ares 2400mhz 16GB kit u should consider gettin' 2400mhz Kit of DDR3 for either G.Skill Ares or G.skill Ripjaws X for 2400mhz 16gb kit i saw some new condition on Newegg i also have a Ryzen 5 3600 as a dedicated streaming PC paired with now a RTX 2060 KO (used to be GTX 1070 but didn't have as good as a Nvenc encoder compared to Touring based GPUs but my second hand GTX 1070 will be used in tha future on my dedicated editing Software rig which has a GTX 560 Ti oof)

[@miki476]

Bf5 on i7 4790 is choppy as hell. Fps is good, frametime is horrible. I had exactly the same setup. Locking fps at 95 gave me 9.5ms of frametime, but it was still dipping to mid 70s.Same gpu on ryzen 5 3600 never go below 120fps with frametime around 6-7ms.with i7 even gsync didn't help

[@Michael-ow6sv]

It was true what they said that time, 4th gen was the leap of Intel tech. i7 4790 + RTX 3070

[@downundergarage6968]

From my own experience and testing the best match to this cpu.. (im using 4770) is the 1050ti or 3gb 1060. Go any higher and cpu willstart being a noticeable bottle neck. Going lower to something like 760 (as seen on this channel) will result in your gpu being a bottle neck. It varies from game to game but its a general rule.

[@blakedmc1989RaveHD]

idk i have a i7 4790k paired with a GTX 1080Ti and it's not doing too bad probably due to me swappin' to G.skill Ares 2400mhz 16gb of ram

[@virtual-adam]

The i7 4770 can pair with GPU's way better than a 1050Ti. The GTX 980 released only a year later in 2014 and the i7 4770 was a top tier consumer CPU then so it would need to have been suitable for top tier cards. The 980 is about twice as powerful as a 1050Ti.

[@echaidlehands]

How about 1060 6gb or gtx 980ti? U think its good?

[@blakedmc1989RaveHD]

@@echaidlehands i would go 1080Ti

[@downundergarage6968]

It would work well, but it depends on a game. I have since tested the 4770 non k on a rx 570 and its a quite good match.

[@VS_Gamer84]

I can play all the above games over 60 fps at 1440p using my RTX 2060 and i7 4790 @ max settinga

[@juliox9]

i have a friend that has it and whant to play a 1080p 60, i told him is pretty much perfect just pair it with a rtx 3060 or rx6600 and he is done.

[@jotabe1984]

i would love an i7 4790 vs Fx8350 video

[@ZeR0goth]

I'm still using a I7 3770 non k

[@thepirate4095]

anything that can be overclocked lasts more, I had a 3570k and overclocked was like 30% better than on stock which is huge, no ht was its only problem, the biggest one. 3770k could go to 4.4-4.8 if I'm not mistaken, depending on silicon luck, you are stuck at 3.4 all cores and 3.9 turbo.

[@ZeR0goth]

@@thepirate4095 no choice. I got the best cpu the board I had could handle.. It's a really good fit for my rx 580 anyway

[@thepirate4095]

@@ZeR0goth yea, never go cheap with the mother boards, my b450 tomahawk will last me with ease 4-5 years more and has great vrms, I can upgrade even to 5950x without a problem but probably I will go with 5800x3d in the future

[@ZeR0goth]

@@thepirate4095 got an oem hp board for like 15.. Definitely worth the price to performance.. Lol

[@thepirate4095]

@@ZeR0goth well you have to change the entire pc in the future anyway, you could go with intel now, even a i3 would kill 3770 and you have huge upgrade windows in the future

[@raiden4105]

heck ya dude i use the i 7 4790k it run just fine beside like cyberpunk but noteven a 4090 and a i9 13900k run it lol

[@UchihaItachi-ud5dk]

Thank you so much for arabic translate you helping me so much

[@carlosalbertomunozgiron6089]

If i paired it with 32 GB DDR3 , 500 GB SSD and GTX 1650 ddr6 , Will it be good to rub Photoshop , ilustrator , a little of web desing and for My studies in the university? I AM studying enginering systems

[@shuvo-das]

Much appreciated, man! I'm up for grabbing one, your video helped me out a lot. However, just a quick question - I mostly play PUBG and the question is... Can I get a constant flow of 75+FPS with this chip in PUBG with everything set to Very Low on 1080p? Especially in the dense areas like Georgopol or Pochinki..!? I just need 75+, that's all. Your response would be very helpful.

[@RATechYT]

If you have a K variant and can slightly overclock or at least have a Z series board and can push the memory to 1866 MHz or higher, then you'll mostly be able to stay above 75 frames. With my configuration it is possible that you might drop below that value in areas like Pochinki and Yasnaya Polyana, specifically when there's dozens of players landing to those locations.

[@mr8I7]

The end is nigh on this unfortunately. Even the Starfield minimum specs require a six core CPU now.

[@Zezryface]

I'm getting horrible 1% lows I'm thinking it's the 8gb of ram but I'm not 100% sure

[@Robertsson]

I have an i5 4690 (non-k), 16GB DDR3 Hyper-X Savage 1600 Mhz, and I recently upgraded from GTX1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5 to RTX 3060Ti 12GB (although PCIe 4.0, the AARock H97m Pro4 doesn’t support that feature). It’s 2023 now, and my question is that will I see some significant performance increase if I upgrade i7 4790 (also non-k) - I can get it for about 45$. Important: I like to record my VF4 Games and later make a montage of my games in Premiere Pro / Davinci Resolve (where the i5 strugles even with playback!!!) Thanks in advance! Liked your video!😅

[@RATechYT]

I believe yes. Difference won't be massive, but noticeable.

[@Robertsson]

@@RATechYT i’ll get it and will let you know! Thanks a lot for the reply! Have a nice Sunday!

[@Robertsson]

@@RATechYT oh, and one more thing: do you think an i5 9600k (on stock settings) will be worth spending more money instead of the i7 4790? Would 4+4 cores beat 6 physical cores?

[@Robertsson]

@@RATechYT can you please advise?

[@RATechYT]

@@Robertsson 9600k is better than the 4790. 4C/8T delivers similar performance to 6C/6T, but the 9600K is much newer, so it's better.

[@Sakha-h4c]

Asrock b85m hds i7 4790 будет ли работать

[@timeluxestudios]

My I7 4790k is getting tired. Beat to death gaming for years 6+ hours a night, now I edit youtube videos and it cant keep up. Time to retire the old girl. She has been good.

[@bnet32]

I have an Asus b85m- v plus board with 4th gen celeron and 16 GB ram. I'm all set to get an i7-4790 (with or without k). What is the cheapest GPU that I could pair, if ever my son needs it? He is the one udong the PC most of the time. Also, do I need to upgrade the power supply? Currently it is using a 450w power supply.

[@RATechYT]

You could get a GTX 1070, costs around $100 nowadays. If you want to go cheaper - the RX 580 is also a good option that you can find below $70 on eBay, though it's also going to perform a bit worse in most cases. I guess it depends on how old your PSU is and whether it's a good unit. Also keep in mind that 450w is going to be enough for the GTX 1070, but with the RX 580 it will be stretching it.

[@FoxyThePirate]

My 4790 has been paired with a 970, 1080, and now a RTX 3090 and I can say for a fact it is not a bottleneck and it truly amazes me Haswell has done right by everyone tbh

[@RATechYT]

The 3090 is a massive bottleneck to the i7 4790, unless of course you're using highest possible settings at 4K.

[@saafff5465]

I man, i have a i7 4770 non k with 16gb 1600 ddr3 ram... i want to buy rx 6600 or xt or rtx 2060 /3060...is possibile to reach a playable esperience in 1080 60fps (Like a console) or the performance are worse than this video becausw The 1070 is lower than The gpus that i have mentioned? e big up man 💪

[@YBDatoShin]

Have anyone tried making this chip as a dedicated streaming PC, running OBS. I am running OBS 30, 1080p 60fps 8000bitrate. hardware - 1080p 60fps webcam, elgato HD60X both requires USB3.0 RTX2060 and i5-4590 and its running 100% CPU :( I was wondering if an i7 4790 will run better? Maybe lower the process by 15-20%?

[@mrpotaehead]

Thanks dude

[@TOSStarTrek]

Depends on needs. Use one 2024

[@KeyboardBuster]

I found a pre built Asus gaming PC in the trash with this chip. The case is black as sin and has a tempered glass panel. Somebody replaced the mobo with an asrock mobo and a Corsair water cooler. 32gb ddr3. Didnt know how to make it work. Binned it. I pieced it back together and it fired up.

[@fluxypoo]

Great video.

[@RATechYT]

Thank you!

[@williamregal8503]

My partner has never had a desktop computer just got her a 4790

[@Spicysauced]

Oh youre back! Nice to see you again, remember me? :))

[@RATechYT]

Of course!

[@z33thr33]

it was my daily driver up until a few weeks ago, but do NOT buy one right now, especially not a K model. get an I5 12600k if you can afford it, but there are better budget options.

[@pettym3]

i have similar specs to what you posted here, but my psu barely has 600w. How can i check if my psu is bottlenecked? any software suggestions or there's simply no way to tell.

[@RATechYT]

I doubt it's the power supply. Do you have performance issues or crashes? Because as you can see at 7:57, while gaming this build doesn't consume more than 300W while gaming. If everything was under full load, it probably wouldn't exceed 400W.

[@pettym3]

@@RATechYT i see, however i have a tower with 3 led fans constantly up, a custom CPU cooler, 1 hdd and 1 sata ssd + 1080. Would my 600w psu support with these an 9900k with 32 gb? or can the power consumption be monitored by software or just that type of gizmo you have there?

[@RATechYT]

@@pettym3 With a 9900k and a GTX 1080 with 32 GB of RAM your total system power consumption shouldn't exceed 450-500W. You can monitor power consumption of certain components by using HWINFO. You can also use sites such as PCPartPicker to have an idea of how much your rig is going to consume.

[@wakesake]

thumbs down really??? you pair this cpu with a suited up 980ti aka 1070??? get a 1080ti and you will get easy 60 fps on 1080p in 90%+ of games the NON K version is useless get ONLY the 4790K

[@RATechYT]

Interesting. Though this CPU already manages to achieve well over 60 FPS in majority of these games so I'm not sure what you're upset about. Do you mind telling me what the performance would be like in every game that I tested in this video, if I used a i7-4790k and a GTX 1080 Ti instead?

[@bmorefranklucas]

I still got mines paired with 1080ti

[@TranMinh-oh5un]

Sir, what FPS in PUBG without recording?

[@borneonativetrader9122]

Hello! is this good for video editing?