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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 2191 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $53.27 vs $84.08
- Up to 36% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i7-4790 - $0.25 vs $0.39 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 3% better in Battlefield 1 than Pentium Gold G6400 - 240 vs 234 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
234
97.5%
Value, €/FPS
€0.25/FPS
100%
Price, €
€59.13
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
240
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.39/FPS
64.1025641025641%
Price, €
€93.33
63%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
Buy for €93.33 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 62478 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
805
65.92956592956592%
Multi-Core
1669
43.32814122533748%
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
4.0 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 |
40.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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