Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G630 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 970 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G630.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G630
- Up to 96% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - £5.96 vs £169.99
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 19% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium G630 - 125 vs 105 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G630 - 8 vs 2 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Single-Core
393
32.186732186732186%
Multi-Core
683
17.73104880581516%
Intel Pentium G630 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
---|---|---|
Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | No |