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Intel logo Core i7-4790K
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General information Core i7-4790K Core i3-2120
Launched Q2 2014 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1150 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Haswell Refresh Sandy Bridge
Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 17.5 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 88 W 0 % 65 W 26.1 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i7-4790K Core i3-2120
Overall Score 47789 0 % 33526 29.8 %
Future Proof 42 % 0 % 23 % 45.2 %
Benchmark Score 5215 0 % 1263 75.8 %
Single Thread Score 2465 0 % 1518.6 38.4 %
Encrypting Data 2253 MB/s 22 % 2887.2 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 119.5 MB/s 0 % 40.3 MB/s 66.3 %
String objects sorting 16636.2 thousand/s 0 % 6123.6 thousand/s 63.2 %
Prime numbers generation 34.1 millions/s 0 % 12 millions/s 64.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29359.1 millions/s 0 % 9493.4 millions/s 67.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 14539.2 millions/s 0 % 3635.3 millions/s 75 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4790K, Core i3-2120.

Average frames per second Core i7-4790K Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 96.6 FPS 54.4 FPS
High settings 154.6 FPS 87.0 FPS
Medium settings 193.2 FPS 108.8 FPS
Low settings 241.6 FPS 135.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 43.7 %

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 i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 134.7 FPS 109.6 FPS
High settings 215.5 FPS 175.3 FPS
Medium settings 269.4 FPS 219.1 FPS
Low settings 336.8 FPS 273.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.7 %
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