Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 242 days newer than Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 53 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 1% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Pentium G3420 - 180 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 8 vs 2 threads
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
47.82964782964783%
Multi-Core
981
25.46728971962617%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
Haswell | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 84 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | No |