Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2130 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 465 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2130.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $43.64 vs $140.97
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 55 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Pentium G2130 - 171 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 8 vs 2 threads
Forza Horizon 5
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Single-Core
539
38.86085075702956%
Multi-Core
926
21.07419208010924%
Intel Pentium G2130 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
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Jan 21st, 2013 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 88 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | Yes |