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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790S outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G6950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790S is 1585 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Performs up to 14% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Pentium G6950 - 137 vs 120 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Pentium G6950 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i7-4790S - $47.48 vs $274.5
- Up to 80% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-4790S - $0.4 vs $2.0 per FPS
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-4790S Processor (8M Cache, 3.2 GHz) BX80646I74790S
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
120
87%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$47.48
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Haswell | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 73 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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