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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms Pentium 987 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 454 days newer than Pentium 987.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 987
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 17 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 16% better in Lost Ark than Pentium 987 - 250 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 987 - 8 vs 2 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
250
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$135
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium 987
Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 987 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1st, 2013 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 1.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
17 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 15.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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