The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Threadripper 1920X are very impressive processors that did extremely well in content creation benchmarks that take advantage of having a 16-core, 32-thread processor in the system. The good news is a good number of app...

In an unprecedented move, Intel has launched two desktop processor updates in as many months. June gave us the Broadwell for Desktop update , aka fifth-generation Intel Core Processors, and now here we are with the sixth-generation Intel Core Processors...

A regular 4790K will cost you roughly 320 EUR, say 339 USD. A binned 4.8 MHz model is in the 375 USD range and the 5 GHz models will pass 400 USD. As such a binned processor is more expensive, but does come with that very nice guaranteed clock frequency....

Desktop users who run computations-heavy applications are always glad to see faster processors but Intel's latest CPUs have only provided a performance gain of 5 to 10% with each new generation which was ensured by minor microarchitecture optimizations. T...

A little over a year ago, Intel introduced their new line of CPU's under the Haswell codename. As the successor to the Ivy-Bridge architecture Intel's new chip design looks to optimize power savings and performance benefits, taking advantage of the 22nm n...

Like many updated processors with the same architecture, there's no reason for existing i7 4770K use...

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...

Devil's Canyon, Intel's new K – SKU Haswell chips have arrived.The 4690K and 4790K are the new chips that have four cores running at 4GHz (with 4.4GHz Turbo / 4.5 Max single core Turbo). These were created with the goal of being able to provide higher clo...

With the clock speed change, the package is also adjusted in two distinct ways. The first is to add extra decoupling capacitors on the PCB, allowing the voltage regulator on the die to deliver cleaner power to where it needs to go. The second addresses th...

To sum up, there is nothing spectacular about the brand new 4790K. I am quite surprized that during a year Intel did absolutely nothing regarding performance or overclocking potential. In fact the overclocking is worser compared to our 4770...

The Devils Canyon CPU is a very capable and super high speed processor that will make for one very amazing gaming platform, This kind of result makes me excited to see what comes next. 9...

So how do we score Devil's Canyon? It's a very fast Haswell refresh that has no architectural equal. Stock clock users will love it thanks to a stock 4 GHz core which turbos to 4.4 GHz quickly, so you can get more done in less time. Although it seems that...

The Intel Core i7 4790K raises the processor's clock speed to 4 Gigahertz (500 more than the previous 4770K). The new chip keeps the same architecture, so it keeps the same LGA 1150 socket, but don't expect dramatic increases.Being that this new CPU is br...

I said earlier that I don't know who exactly is Devil's Canyon's target market. Now that you've seen the overclocking results, perhaps you can understand my dilemma. Our review sample doesn't appear to have any more headroom than our year-plus-old Core i...

Obviously the entire purpose of the Core i7-4790K is to be an overclocking beast, the new big thing for enthusiasts. For months now Intel has been hyping the overclocking potential of Devil's Canyon with comments such as these...It can be overclocked to 5...

After last month's underwhelming Haswell refresh, Intel says overclockers can rejoice over the newest revision of its fourth-generation Core processors, codenamed Devil's Canyon, which actually promises a few improvements on the CPU side of things includi...

Most processors that are part of the Haswell refresh received a 100 MHz boost in terms of core frequency and turbo frequency. With Devil's Canyon Intel did something different, they gave the Core i7-4790K a 500 MHz boost for both its core and turbo frequ...

Summarising the i7-4790K is actually pretty easy.Because it's very much a minor refinement of the i7-4770K, rather than a massive change of technology or architecture, then it has very similar overclocking performance. We know that our i7-4770K is an abso...

The 4790K boosts the base clock speed a healthy 500MHz over last year's Core i7-4770K, while improving OC potential and keeping pricing constant. For content creators and the benchmark-minded, this chip is one of Intel's best balancers of speed and price...

The Core i7-4790K's overclockability is also very good, though it's wasn't quite the monster initial rumors had suggested. Don't get us wrong—our sample clocked 10% higher than the Core i7-4770K we tested last year and was stable at 4.8GHz with air-coolin...

The Intel i7 4790K has probably taken this generation of CPUs about as far as they can go. The out-of-box 500 MHz speed increase is quite impressive in its own right. Being able to run faster at cooler temperatures alone makes this Devil's Canyon CPU we...

You might call the Core i7-4790K Haswell's Super Saiyan form. Intel didn't rework its thermal interface material or power delivery because the Core i7-4770K was facing pressure from AMD. No. Devil's Canyon appears as the company's response to guys like me...

The way it currently sits, Intel's claims of 5GHz on air is little more than hot air. It seems that Intel got the marketing cart before the silicon horse. Intel's Devil's Canyon processor is marginally better than its predecessor when looked at throug...

Based on the preorder options at Amazon.com, the new Core i7-4790K will be shipping as soon as June 20th. Amazon's price of $379 $339 is $40 over the MSRP but Newegg and MicroCenter have it at MSRP or less! I am honestly confused by Intel's decision to pr...

In case you have got inferior performance with your 4790 processor versus the previous flagship SKU CPU, the Turbo Multi-Core enhancement for the SKU CPU is probably too blame. Either manually OC each Turbo ratio and see if performance goes up. Or just aw...