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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-990X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G645 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G645 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-990X is 556 days older than the cheaper Pentium G645.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Pentium G645 - 112 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G645 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G645
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $40.99 vs $178.02
- Up to 77% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-990X - $0.37 vs $1.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.59/FPS
23.270440251572325%
Price, $
$178.02
23%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Pentium G645
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2012
FPS
111
99.10714285714286%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$40.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G645 Dual-Core Processor 2.9 Ghz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G645
Buy for $40.99 on Amazon
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Updated 6249 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Pentium G645
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G645
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2012
Single-Core
465
82.30088495575221%
Multi-Core
800
30.464584920030465%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Pentium G645 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Gulftown | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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