i7 4770 16GB RX 590 8GB Gaming Benchmark with 9 Games in 2022

This is the high end Intel i7 4770 cpu. A quad core, eight thread chip from 2013 which came with a recommended retail price of just over £270 at launch. With a max turbo speed of 3.9 GHz and a steady 3.4 GHz lets see what this 84W processor from the blue corner can do when paired with a Radeon RX 590 8GB graphics card.

TestBench Specs
Asus Q87M-E Socket 1150 Motherboard
Intel i7 4770
16GB DDR3 1600 MHz
XFX Radeon RX 590 8GB

Fallout 4 has had the Frame Sync turned on in Nvidia Control Panel in order to override the 30FPS lock.

Games Tested

Cyberpunk 2077 - 00:00
Elite Dangerous Odyssey - 02:15
Euro Truck Simulator 2 - 09:55
Fallout 4 - 14:36
Fortnite - 19:55
War in Middle Earth Shadows of Mordor - 27:19
Rise of the Tomb Raider - 34:21
Skyrim Anniversary Edition - 37:28
The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - 41:05

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