The Pentium Gold G6405 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-4790S and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $17.17 more expensive!
Advantages of the Pentium Gold G6405
- Consumes up to 11% less energy – 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Core i7-4790S
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 19% cheaper – $71.83 vs $89.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 8 vs 4 threads
Pentium Gold G6405 vs Core i7-4790S for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Pentium Gold G6405
Mar 16th, 2021
Average FPS
175
96%
Min 1% FPS
117
97%
Price, $
$89
80%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
78%
Core i7-4790S
May 11th, 2014
Average FPS
182
100%
Min 1% FPS
121
100%
Price, $
$71.83
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Pentium Gold G6405 vs Core i7-4790S 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 Gold G6405 vs Core i7-4790S in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Pentium Gold G6405 vs Core i7-4790S in core CPU performance specifications
Pentium Gold G6405
Mar 16th, 2021
Cores
2-core
50%
L3 Cache
4 MB
50%
Base Frequency
4.1 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2666 MHz
100%
Core i7-4790S
May 11th, 2014
Cores
4-core
100%
L3 Cache
8 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
78%
Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
100%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1600 MHz
60%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Pentium Gold G6405 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i7-4790S |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 11th, 2014 |
$64.00 | MSRP | $312.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Haswell |
58 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
4.1 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 8 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 2666 MHz | RAM | DDR3 @ 1600 MHz |
| UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
