The Pentium G6950 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-4790 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $49.49 cheaper!
Advantages of the Pentium G6950
- Up to 57% cheaper – $37.93 vs $87.42
- Consumes up to 13% less energy – 73 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of the Core i7-4790
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 8 vs 2 threads
Pentium G6950 vs Core i7-4790 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Pentium G6950
Jan 7th, 2010
Average FPS
164
90%
Min 1% FPS
111
92%
Price, $
$37.93
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/FPS
100%
Core i7-4790
May 1st, 2014
Average FPS
182
100%
Min 1% FPS
121
100%
Price, $
$87.42
43%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
48%
Pentium G6950 vs Core i7-4790 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Pentium G6950 vs Core i7-4790 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Pentium G6950 vs Core i7-4790 in core CPU performance specifications
Pentium G6950
Jan 7th, 2010
Cores
2-core
50%
L3 Cache
3 MB
38%
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
78%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1066 MHz
67%
Core i7-4790
May 1st, 2014
Cores
4-core
100%
L3 Cache
8 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
100%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1600 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Pentium G6950 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
$87.00 | MSRP | $312.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Haswell |
73 W | Power Consumption | 84 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| 3 MB | L3 Cache | 8 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 @ 1066 MHz | RAM | DDR3 @ 1600 MHz |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
