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Intel logo Core i7-4790
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Intel logo Core i7-990X

Intel Core i7-4790 logo Intel Core i7-990X logo
General information Core i7-4790 Core i7-990X
Launched Q2 2014 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1150 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Haswell Refresh Gulftown
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 2.8 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 7.5 %
Cores 4 33.3 % 6 0 %
Threads 8 33.3 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 84 W 35.4 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-4790 Core i7-990X
Overall Score 46674 0 % 46410 0.6 %
Future Proof 42 % 0 % 23 % 45.2 %
Benchmark Score 4746 0 % 4639 2.3 %
Single Thread Score 2236.2 0 % 1566.4 30 %
Encrypting Data 2008.8 MB/s 24.7 % 2668.7 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 107.4 MB/s 9.6 % 118.8 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 14932.1 thousand/s 7.9 % 16215.2 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 31.7 millions/s 3.3 % 32.8 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26130.8 millions/s 11.3 % 29473.2 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 13178.5 millions/s 0 % 12617.7 millions/s 4.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4790, Core i7-990X.

Average frames per second Core i7-4790 Core i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 92.9 FPS 92.1 FPS
High settings 148.6 FPS 147.4 FPS
Medium settings 185.8 FPS 184.2 FPS
Low settings 232.2 FPS 230.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.9 %

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 i7-4790 Core i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 132.5 FPS 132.0 FPS
High settings 212.0 FPS 211.3 FPS
Medium settings 265.0 FPS 264.1 FPS
Low settings 331.3 FPS 330.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.4 %
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