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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G840 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 1075 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 12% better in Ready or Not than Pentium G840 - 261 vs 234 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $45.0 vs $135.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i7-4790 - $0.19 vs $0.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
261
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
36.53846153846153%
Price, $
$135
33%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Updated 361438 minutes ago
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
234
89.65517241379311%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$45
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G840 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Intel HD Graphics Retail 2.8 2 LGA 1155 Processor - BX80623G840
Buy for $45 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361437 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Single-Core
439
35.95413595413595%
Multi-Core
745
19.34060228452752%
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | Intel Pentium G840 |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | May 22nd, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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