The Pentium Gold G5500 is a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-4790. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Pentium Gold G5500
- Consumes up to 36% less energy – 54 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of the Core i7-4790
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 8 vs 4 threads
Pentium Gold G5500 vs Core i7-4790 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Pentium Gold G5500
Apr 2nd, 2018
Average FPS
174
96%
Min 1% FPS
116
96%
Price, £
Out of Stock
Value, £/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
Core i7-4790
May 1st, 2014
Average FPS
182
100%
Min 1% FPS
121
100%
Price, £
£204.69
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.12/FPS
100%
Pentium Gold G5500 vs Core i7-4790 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Pentium Gold G5500 vs Core i7-4790 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Pentium Gold G5500 vs Core i7-4790 in core CPU performance specifications
Pentium Gold G5500
Apr 2nd, 2018
Cores
2-core
50%
L3 Cache
4 MB
50%
Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2400 MHz
100%
Core i7-4790
May 1st, 2014
Cores
4-core
100%
L3 Cache
8 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
95%
Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
100%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1600 MHz
67%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Pentium Gold G5500 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
$75.00 | MSRP | $312.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
54 W | Power Consumption | 84 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 8 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 2400 MHz | RAM | DDR3 @ 1600 MHz |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
