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Core i7 4790T

Intel desktop processor · Core i 4th gen · launched May 2014

Launch price
$303
≈ $424 in 2026 dollars
Cores / threads
4 / 8
8 MB L3 cache
Rated power
45 W

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Launch price in today's dollars

The Core i7 4790T launched at $303 in 2014. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $424 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 40% rise over 12 years.

Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2014 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.

Specifications

VendorIntel
SeriesCore i 4th gen
LaunchedMay 2014
Launch price$303 (1,000-unit price)
SocketLGA 1150
Cores / threads4 / 8
Base clock2.7 GHz
Boost clock3.9 GHz
L3 cache8 MB
Rated power45 W (TDP)
Integrated graphicsHD 4600
Tier7-series

The Intel 7-series over time

Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.

PartYearLaunch priceIn 2026 $Blender
Core i7 4770T2013$303$430—
Core i7 47712013$320$454—
Core i7 4820K2013$310$440—
Core i7 4930K2013$555$78864
Core i7 4960X2013$990$1,406—
Core i7 4785T2014$303$424—
Core i7 47902014$312$43662
Core i7 4790S2014$312$436—
Core i7 4790T2014$303$424—
Core i7 4790K2014$350$48970
Core i7 5820K2014$389$54493
Core i7 5930K2014$583$81587
Core i7 5960X2014$999$1,397122
Core i7 5775C2015$366$511—
Core i7 6700K2015$339$47380
Core i7 67002015$303$42368

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