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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G640 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 697 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 4% better in Stray than Pentium G640 - 183 vs 176 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $30.0 vs $135.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing Stray than Core i7-4790 - $0.17 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Pentium G640 |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
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 | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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