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Intel logo Core i7-3930K
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General information Core i7-3930K Core i7-4790K
Launched Q4 2011 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Haswell Refresh
Clock 3.2 GHz 20 % 4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 13.6 % 4.4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 88 W 32.3 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-3930K Core i7-4790K
Overall Score 47811 0 % 47604 0.4 %
Future Proof 27 % 35.7 % 42 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5225 0 % 5136 1.7 %
Single Thread Score 1761.5 29.1 % 2484.7 0 %
Encrypting Data 2521.5 MB/s 0 % 2268.8 MB/s 10 %
Compressing Data 135 MB/s 0 % 119.6 MB/s 11.4 %
String objects sorting 20564.8 thousand/s 0 % 16743.9 thousand/s 18.6 %
Prime numbers generation 38.3 millions/s 0 % 33.9 millions/s 11.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32467.5 millions/s 0 % 28986.2 millions/s 10.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12066 millions/s 18.1 % 14732.4 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3930K, Core i7-4790K.

Average frames per second Core i7-3930K Core i7-4790K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 97.2 FPS 96.6 FPS
High settings 155.5 FPS 154.5 FPS
Medium settings 194.4 FPS 193.2 FPS
Low settings 243.0 FPS 241.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.6 %

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 i7-3930K Core i7-4790K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.5 FPS 135.1 FPS
High settings 216.8 FPS 216.2 FPS
Medium settings 271.0 FPS 270.2 FPS
Low settings 338.7 FPS 337.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.3 %
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