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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2130 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G2130 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 465 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2130.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 18% better in Rust than Pentium G2130 - 187 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $43.64 vs $135.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-4790 - $0.28 vs $0.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 55 vs 84 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
158
84%
Value, $/FPS
$0.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$43.64
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2130 3.20 GHz DUAL-CORE Processor, Socket H2 LGA-1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Pentium G2130 |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 84 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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