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Intel logo Core i7-6700K
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Intel logo Core i7-4790K

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General information Core i7-6700K Core i7-4790K
Launched Q3 2015 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-S Haswell Refresh
Clock 4 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 4.5 % 4.4 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 88 W 7.4 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 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 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel HD Graphics 4600
Performance Core i7-6700K Core i7-4790K
Overall Score 49142 0 % 47907 2.5 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 42 % 14.3 %
Benchmark Score 5832 0 % 5267 9.7 %
Single Thread Score 2497.5 0 % 2473.9 0.9 %
Encrypting Data 3086.5 MB/s 0 % 2236.2 MB/s 27.5 %
Compressing Data 123.1 MB/s 0 % 119.2 MB/s 3.2 %
String objects sorting 15996.2 thousand/s 3.2 % 16532.9 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 30.2 millions/s 11.9 % 34.3 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 28319.9 millions/s 2.6 % 29076.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 17230.5 millions/s 0 % 14529.6 millions/s 15.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6700K, Core i7-4790K.

Average frames per second Core i7-6700K Core i7-4790K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 100.2 FPS 96.6 FPS
High settings 160.4 FPS 154.6 FPS
Medium settings 200.5 FPS 193.2 FPS
Low settings 250.6 FPS 241.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.6 %

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 i7-6700K Core i7-4790K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 136.9 FPS 134.7 FPS
High settings 219.0 FPS 215.6 FPS
Medium settings 273.8 FPS 269.5 FPS
Low settings 342.2 FPS 336.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.6 %
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