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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms Pentium B940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 1047 days newer than Pentium B940.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B940
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 35 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 8% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Pentium B940 - 164 vs 152 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B940 - 8 vs 2 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
164
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.4/FPS
100%
Price, £
£65.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Powerful Intel i7-4790 CPU with 35W TDP - Quad Core
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Pentium B940
Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B940 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 19th, 2011 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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