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Intel logo Core i7-4790K
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General information Core i7-4790K Core i5-4590
Launched Q2 2014 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1150 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Haswell Refresh Haswell Refresh
Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 17.5 %
Turbo Clock 4.4 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 15.9 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 88 W 0 % 84 W 4.5 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600 Intel HD Graphics 4600
Performance Core i7-4790K Core i5-4590
Overall Score 47907 0 % 43269 9.7 %
Future Proof 42 % 0 % 42 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5267 0 % 3505 33.5 %
Single Thread Score 2473.9 0 % 2071.4 16.3 %
Encrypting Data 2236.2 MB/s 0 % 1347.7 MB/s 39.7 %
Compressing Data 119.2 MB/s 0 % 75 MB/s 37.1 %
String objects sorting 16532.9 thousand/s 0 % 10281.5 thousand/s 37.8 %
Prime numbers generation 34.3 millions/s 0 % 31.7 millions/s 7.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29076.9 millions/s 0 % 16054.8 millions/s 44.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 14529.6 millions/s 0 % 12132.3 millions/s 16.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4790K, Core i5-4590.

Average frames per second Core i7-4790K Core i5-4590
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 96.6 FPS 82.8 FPS
High settings 154.6 FPS 132.5 FPS
Medium settings 193.2 FPS 165.6 FPS
Low settings 241.5 FPS 207.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.3 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-4790K Core i5-4590
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 134.7 FPS 126.5 FPS
High settings 215.6 FPS 202.4 FPS
Medium settings 269.5 FPS 253.0 FPS
Low settings 336.8 FPS 316.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.1 %
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