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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms Pentium 3556U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 242 days newer than Pentium 3556U.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 15 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 5% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Pentium 3556U - 121 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 8 vs 2 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$135
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium 3556U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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