Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2130 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 465 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2130.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $31.91 vs $76.05
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 55 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 13% better in World of Warcraft than Pentium G2130 - 177 vs 157 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 8 vs 2 threads
World of Warcraft
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Single-Core
539
44.14414414414414%
Multi-Core
926
24.039460020768434%
Intel Pentium G2130 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
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Jan 21st, 2013 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1155 | 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 |
55 W | TDP | 84 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | No |