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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 1575 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $37.5 vs $145.0
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 73 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 15% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Pentium G6950 - 86 vs 75 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 8 vs 2 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
324
23.35976928622927%
Multi-Core
517
11.766044606281293%
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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