Intel® Core™ i7-4790 Processor

8M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz

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Product Collection

4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors

Code Name

Products formerly Haswell

Vertical Segment

Desktop

Processor Number 

i7-4790

Lithography 

22 nm

CPU Specifications

Total Cores 

4

Total Threads 

8

Max Turbo Frequency 

4.00 GHz

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡ 

4.00 GHz

Processor Base Frequency 

3.60 GHz

Cache 

8 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Bus Speed 

5 GT/s

TDP 

84 W

Supplemental Information

Marketing Status

Discontinued

Launch Date 

Q2'14

Expected Discontinuance 

07/14/2017

Servicing Status 

End of Servicing Lifetime

End of Servicing Updates Date 

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Embedded Options Available 

No

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Memory Specifications

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 

32 GB

Memory Types 

DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V

Max # of Memory Channels 

2

Max Memory Bandwidth 

25.6 GB/s

ECC Memory Supported ‡ 

No

GPU Specifications

GPU Name‡ 

Intel® HD Graphics 4600

Graphics Base Frequency 

350 MHz

Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 

1.20 GHz

Graphics Video Max Memory 

2 GB

Graphics Output 

eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA

Max Resolution (HDMI)‡ 

4096x2304@24Hz

Max Resolution (DP)‡ 

3840x2160@60Hz

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)‡ 

3840x2160@60Hz

Max Resolution (VGA)‡ 

1920x1200@60Hz

DirectX* Support 

11.2/12

OpenGL* Support 

4.3

Intel® Quick Sync Video 

Yes

Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology 

Yes

Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) 

Yes

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology 

Yes

# of Displays Supported ‡

3

Device ID

0x412

Expansion Options

Scalability

1S Only

PCI Express Revision 

Up to 3.0

PCI Express Configurations ‡ 

Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Max # of PCI Express Lanes 

16

Package Specifications

Sockets Supported 

FCLGA1150

Max CPU Configuration

1

Thermal Solution Specification 

PCG 2013D

TCASE 

72.72°C

Package Size

37.5mm x 37.5mm