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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 81 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 4% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Pentium G3250 - 173 vs 167 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $61.0 vs $135.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i7-4790 - $0.37 vs $0.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 53 vs 84 Watts
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
173
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
47.43589743589743%
Price, $
$135
45%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
Buy for $135 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361322 minutes ago
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
167
96.53179190751445%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$61
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
Buy for $61 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361321 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
47.174447174447174%
Multi-Core
981
25.46728971962617%
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Haswell | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 84 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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