Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790S outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3220 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3220 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790S is 615 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3220.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Performs up to 8% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i3-3220 - 183 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3220 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3220
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-4790S - $59.9 vs $169.0
- Up to 62% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-4790S - $0.35 vs $0.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790S - 55 vs 65 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | Intel Core i3-3220 |
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May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 55 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
No | Overclockable | No |