The gaming benchmark scene got a major level-up with the announcement of a new 3DMark version on 14 November 2011. When it dropped on February 4, 2013, it changed the game by letting you compare scores across Windows, Android, and iOS – a first for cross-platform performance showdowns. 3DMark doesn't just give you one score; it dishes out separate tests for different devices. Ice Storm is for the mobile warriors on smartphones, tablets, and entry-level PCs. Ice Storm Extreme cranks it up for the high-end mobile devices. Sling Shot is the mobile-only test for the latest devices and flagship phones. Cloud Gate is for the home PC and notebook crowd. Sky Diver targets gaming laptops and mid-range PCs that want to push their limits. Night Raid is for the integrated graphics squad, like tablets and laptops without dedicated GPUs. Fire Strike is where the gaming PCs flex their muscles. Fire Strike Extreme and Fire Strike Ultra are for the multi-GPU and 4K gaming rigs, respectively. Time Spy is the DirectX 12 arena added in July 2016, exclusive to Windows 10, for the high-end gaming PCs to strut their stuff.
The Core i7-4790K GPU ranks between the Core i7-6700K and Core i7-4770K in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 3.6% less powerful than the Core i7-6700K but still offers 10% more juice than the Core i7-4770K for those epic gaming sessions. In the realm of virtual worlds, the Core i7-4790K shows a stellar performance leap, outpacing the last-gen Core i7-3770K by a whopping 12.3%. Once again, the Core i7-3770K gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Haswell Refresh-based successor shows a ~12.3% speed boost in the latest game benchmarks. The Core i7-3770K is a testament to how far behind the high-end Ivy Bridge-based GPUs lag compared to the new Haswell Refresh lineup. With its performance, the Core i7-4790K snags the 33rd spot on the leaderboard. In the gaming world, the Core i7-4790K GPU is your mid-tier warrior, wielding its 4-cores and 8-threads to deliver decent frame rates in most titles.
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