Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G3900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G3900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 488 days older than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 4% better in Death Stranding than Celeron G3900 - 223 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - £25.15 vs £65.99
- Up to 60% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i7-4790 - £0.12 vs £0.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 51 vs 84 Watts
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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In Stock
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Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
215
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.12/FPS
100%
Price, £
£25.15
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 167 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Celeron G3900 |
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May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
Core i7 | Collection | Celeron |
Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
84 W | TDP | 51 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
No | Overclockable | No |