UserBenchmark: Intel Core i7-4790 vs Pentium G4620

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Best Bench: 75% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 54% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)

Poor: 54% Great: 75%

SPEED RANK: 466^th / 1442

Gaming 67%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 49%

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Best Bench: 80% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)

Poor: 58% Great: 80%

SPEED RANK: 371^st / 1442

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 58%

Gunboat


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		66.7 %			71.4 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +7%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	83.6 Pts	+1%	82.6 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	106 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +8%	98.4 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	189 Pts	+1%	187 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	289 Pts		327 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +13%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	294 Pts		482 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +64%


Memory OC Memory Latency	94.5 Pts	+1%	93.6 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	118 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +8%	109 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	220 Pts	+3%	214 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	329 Pts		377 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +15%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	329 Pts		551 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +67%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0 %		0.78 %	Insanely higher market share. +∞%
Value Value For Money	99.5 %	Better value. +14%	87.1 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	54 %		61 %	More popular. +13%
Price Price (score)	$65	Much cheaper. +52%	$135


Age Newest	87 Months	More recent. +27%	119 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +39%	84 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	2 cores		4 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		8 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +36%	22 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz	+3%	3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.7 GHz		4 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +8%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	329 Pts		556 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +69%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	296 Pts		495 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +67%


Series CPU Architecture	Kaby Lake	Haswell
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1150
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 630	HD 4600
Launch Date Launch Date	Q1'17	Q2'14
Cache Cache	3 MB	8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$93.00	$303.00 - $312.00
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI2
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015C (65W)	PCG 2013D
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	32 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC Memory Supported ECC Memory Supported ‡	Yes	No
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 630	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	350.00 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.10 GHz	1.2 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory Graphics Video Max Memory	64 GB	2 GB
TSX-NI Intel® TSX-NI	Yes	No
vPro Tech Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡	No	Yes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	No	Yes
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
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The Core i7-4790 is the third upgrade to Intel's flagship quad core hyper-threaded CPU. This version, like its predecessor the i7-4771, gets a 100 MHz bump in stock frequency and additionally the i7-4790 also gets a 100 MHz turbo frequency bump. These improvements (~4%) are marginal and practically impossible to discern in day to day use. Looking at a benchmark comparison between the 4771 and 4790 verifies that there is little difference between the two CPUs. Although the i7-4790 isn't much of a step forward, it's still one of the best (locked) mainstream processors on the market. AMD hasn't been able to compete with Intel on single threaded performance for several years, consequently Intel have no need to push the envelope. Overclockers should wait for the 4790K which is rumoured to be released shortly. ^{[May '14 CPUPro]}

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