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Intel logo Core i7-2700K
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Intel logo Core i5-4590

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General information Core i7-2700K Core i5-4590
Launched Q4 2011 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Haswell Refresh
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 5.7 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 5.1 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 84 W 11.6 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
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 3000 Intel HD Graphics 4600
Performance Core i7-2700K Core i5-4590
Overall Score 43961 0 % 43269 1.6 %
Future Proof 27 % 35.7 % 42 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3735 0 % 3505 6.2 %
Single Thread Score 1818.6 12.2 % 2071.4 0 %
Encrypting Data 1765.5 MB/s 0 % 1347.7 MB/s 23.7 %
Compressing Data 92.9 MB/s 0 % 75 MB/s 19.2 %
String objects sorting 14022.3 thousand/s 0 % 10281.5 thousand/s 26.7 %
Prime numbers generation 25.9 millions/s 18.3 % 31.7 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 22044.6 millions/s 0 % 16054.8 millions/s 27.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 8258.3 millions/s 31.9 % 12132.3 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2700K, Core i5-4590.

Average frames per second Core i7-2700K Core i5-4590
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 84.9 FPS 82.8 FPS
High settings 135.8 FPS 132.5 FPS
Medium settings 169.8 FPS 165.6 FPS
Low settings 212.2 FPS 207.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.4 %

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 i7-2700K Core i5-4590
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 127.8 FPS 126.5 FPS
High settings 204.4 FPS 202.4 FPS
Medium settings 255.5 FPS 253.0 FPS
Low settings 319.4 FPS 316.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 1 %
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