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Intel logo Core i7-4790K
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General information Core i7-4790K Core i7-3770
Launched Q2 2014 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1150 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Haswell Refresh Ivy Bridge
Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 15 %
Turbo Clock 4.4 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 11.4 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 88 W 0 % 77 W 12.5 %
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 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600 Intel HD Graphics 4000
Performance Core i7-4790K Core i7-3770
Overall Score 47907 0 % 45229 5.6 %
Future Proof 42 % 0 % 28 % 33.3 %
Benchmark Score 5267 0 % 4185 20.5 %
Single Thread Score 2473.9 0 % 2073 16.2 %
Encrypting Data 2236.2 MB/s 0 % 1864.4 MB/s 16.6 %
Compressing Data 119.2 MB/s 0 % 103.5 MB/s 13.2 %
String objects sorting 16532.9 thousand/s 0 % 14113.5 thousand/s 14.6 %
Prime numbers generation 34.3 millions/s 0 % 29.2 millions/s 14.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29076.9 millions/s 0 % 23180.8 millions/s 20.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 14529.6 millions/s 0 % 11562.2 millions/s 20.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4790K, Core i7-3770.

Average frames per second Core i7-4790K Core i7-3770
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 96.6 FPS 88.6 FPS
High settings 154.6 FPS 141.8 FPS
Medium settings 193.2 FPS 177.3 FPS
Low settings 241.5 FPS 221.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.3 %

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 i7-3770
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 134.7 FPS 130.0 FPS
High settings 215.6 FPS 207.9 FPS
Medium settings 269.5 FPS 259.9 FPS
Low settings 336.8 FPS 324.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.5 %
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