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Cellucor C4 Original Pre-Workout vs Raw Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout

The verdict

  • Raw Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout scores 50.0 points higher than Cellucor C4 Original Pre-Workout on formula: 80.0 (A tier) vs 30.0 (F tier).
  • Caffeine: 200 mg for both.
  • Both labels have 0% hidden in blends.
  • Essential Pre-Workout costs $1.00 per clinically dosed serving. Cellucor C4 Original Pre-Workout does not have a comparable clinically dosed price.
  • Neither is third-party tested.
  • Largest panel dose differences for Cellucor C4 Original Pre-Workout vs Essential Pre-Workout: L-Tyrosine: none listed vs 2,000 mg; Taurine: none listed vs 1,000 mg; L-Citrulline: 1,200 mg vs 4,000 mg.
  • Bottom line: Essential Pre-Workout has the higher formula score.

Straight from the label math; no editorial picks. We don't earn a commission from store links on this site.

Head-to-head: Cellucor C4 Original Pre-Workout vs Raw Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout
Metric
C4 Original Icy Blue Razz tub
๐Ÿงš Fairy Dust
RAW Essential Pre-Workout Blue Raspberry tub
Built Different
Scores
TierF ยท 30.0A ยท 80.0 (best)
Overall score27.067.0 (best)
Dose30.080.0 (best)
Transparency100.0100.0
Pump24.060.0 (best)
Focus36.860.0 (best)
Endurance62.5100.0 (best)
Caffeine200 mg ยท โšก Standard Send200 mg ยท โšก Standard Send
Lowest price$34.99$29.99 (best)
Per clinically dosed serving$2.33 ยท Underdosed$1.00 ยท ๐Ÿœ Broke Bro Approved (best)
Real servings15 of 3030 of 30 (best)
TestingUntestedUntested
Ingredients (per graded serving)
Caffeine (counts toward the tier)200 mg100% โœ“200 mg100% โœ“
L-Citrulline (counts toward the tier)1,200 mg30%4,000 mg100% โœ“
Betaine Anhydrous (counts toward the tier)missingmissing
L-Tyrosine (counts toward the tier)missing2,000 mg100% โœ“
Taurine (counts toward the tier)missing1,000 mg100% โœ“
L-Theanine (counts toward the tier)missingmissing
Beta-Alanine2,000 mg63%3,200 mg100% โœ“
Choline Bitartrate225 mg23%โ€”
Creatine Monohydrate675.4 mg23%โ€”
Huperzine A50 mcg100% โœ“โ€”
L-Arginine1,200 mg20%โ€”
Lentil Peptides (PeptiPump)100 mgโ€”
Sodium (Electrolytes)โ€”75 mg

= best in the row. = part of the ideal pre and counts toward the tier. Percentages are of the clinical reference dose.