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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G5400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 1432 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - CA$113.88 vs CA$144.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-4790 - CA$0.18 vs CA$0.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 58 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 9% better in Minecraft than Pentium Gold G5400 - 685 vs 631 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
631
92%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$113.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
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Updated 16065 minutes ago
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
685
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.21/FPS
85%
Price, CA$
CA$144
79%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor 3.6GHz 8MB LGA 1150 CPU, OEM (CM8064601560113)
Buy for CA$144 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16066 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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