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Intel logo Core i7-6700
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Intel logo Core i7-4790

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General information Core i7-6700 Core i7-4790
Launched Q3 2015 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 FCLGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-S Haswell Refresh
Clock 3.4 GHz 5.6 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 22.6 % 84 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 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 530 Intel HD Graphics 4600
Performance Core i7-6700 Core i7-4790
Overall Score 47945 0 % 46674 2.7 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 42 % 14.3 %
Benchmark Score 5284 0 % 4746 10.2 %
Single Thread Score 2283.8 0 % 2236.2 2.1 %
Encrypting Data 2732.2 MB/s 0 % 2008.8 MB/s 26.5 %
Compressing Data 111.8 MB/s 0 % 107.4 MB/s 3.9 %
String objects sorting 14659.4 thousand/s 1.8 % 14932.1 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 27.2 millions/s 14.3 % 31.7 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 25467.7 millions/s 2.5 % 26130.8 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 16042.3 millions/s 0 % 13178.5 millions/s 17.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6700, Core i7-4790.

Average frames per second Core i7-6700 Core i7-4790
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 96.7 FPS 92.9 FPS
High settings 154.7 FPS 148.6 FPS
Medium settings 193.4 FPS 185.8 FPS
Low settings 241.8 FPS 232.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.9 %

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 i7-6700 Core i7-4790
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 134.8 FPS 132.5 FPS
High settings 215.7 FPS 212.0 FPS
Medium settings 269.6 FPS 265.0 FPS
Low settings 337.0 FPS 331.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.7 %
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