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Intel logo Core i7-4790K
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General information Core i7-4790K Core i3-3240
Launched Q2 2014 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1150 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Haswell Refresh Ivy Bridge
Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 15 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 88 W 0 % 55 W 37.5 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 22 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 2500
Performance Core i7-4790K Core i3-3240
Overall Score 47790 0 % 34981 26.8 %
Future Proof 42 % 0 % 28 % 33.3 %
Benchmark Score 5216 0 % 1497 71.3 %
Single Thread Score 2474.9 0 % 1777.1 28.2 %
Encrypting Data 2232.7 MB/s 34.5 % 3408.9 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 117.8 MB/s 0 % 45.7 MB/s 61.2 %
String objects sorting 16526 thousand/s 0 % 6512.1 thousand/s 60.6 %
Prime numbers generation 34.3 millions/s 0 % 12.9 millions/s 62.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29160.6 millions/s 0 % 10329.9 millions/s 64.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 14629 millions/s 0 % 5262.2 millions/s 64 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4790K, Core i3-3240.

Average frames per second Core i7-4790K Core i3-3240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 96.6 FPS 58.6 FPS
High settings 154.6 FPS 93.8 FPS
Medium settings 193.2 FPS 117.2 FPS
Low settings 241.6 FPS 146.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 39.4 %

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 i3-3240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 134.8 FPS 112.2 FPS
High settings 215.7 FPS 179.6 FPS
Medium settings 269.6 FPS 224.5 FPS
Low settings 337.0 FPS 280.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.7 %
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