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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 61% better in Diablo IV than Celeron G3900 - 172 vs 107 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $39.9 vs $135.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i7-4790 - $0.37 vs $0.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 51 vs 84 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
107
62%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.9
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 (CM8066201928610)
Buy for $39.9 on Amazon
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Updated 17039 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Celeron G3900 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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