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$261.54
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $278
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3770 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-3770 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 732 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3770.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 11% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-3770 - 235 vs 211 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $80.0 vs $261.54
- Up to 66% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-4790K - $0.38 vs $1.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 77 vs 88 Watts
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
235
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/FPS
34.234234234234236%
Price, $
$261.54
30%
FPS Winner
Core I7-4790K 4.00 GHz Quad-Core LGA1150 SR219 CPU Processor in Box
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In Stock
Updated 361372 minutes ago
Core i7-3770
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
211
89.7872340425532%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$80
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-3770 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770
Buy for $80 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361371 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-3770
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3770
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
671
48.37779379956741%
Multi-Core
2299
52.32134729176149%
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i7-3770 |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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