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Pentium G3420 vs Core i7-4790K

Pentium G3420 vs Core i7-4790K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-4790K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Intel Processore Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501

Buy for 229.08 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 71 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-4790K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Intel Processore Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501

Buy for 229.08 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 71 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 242 days newer than Pentium G3420.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420

  • Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 53 vs 88 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K

  • Performs up to 26% better in Far Cry 6 than Pentium G3420 - 120 vs 95 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 8 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

95

79.16666666666666%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

120

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€229.08

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Processore Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501

Buy for 229.08 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 71 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3420 Logo
Pentium G3420

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

584

42.10526315789473%

Multi-Core

981

22.325898953117886%

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1387

100%

Multi-Core

4394

100%

Intel Pentium G3420

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Intel Core i7-4790K

Sep 1st, 2013Release Date
May 1st, 2014
PentiumCollectionCore i7
HaswellCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
2Threads
8
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
53 W
TDP88 W
22 nmProcess Size22 nm
32.0xMultiplier
40.0x
Intel HD (Haswell)Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600
NoOverclockable
Yes

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