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Intel Core i7-4790 vs Intel Pentium G4620

Intel Core i7-4790 Cpu
Intel Core i7-4790
Intel Pentium G4620 Cpu
Intel Pentium G4620
Editiorial reviews
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Codename Devil's Canyon is out from Intel. We see just what the new Core i7 4790K processor is all about as we put it through our CPU testing regiment.Read more
Intel's Core i7-4790K is the high-end Haswell-based processor for enthusiasts who liked last year's 4770K CPU, but weren't satisfied with its modest performance improvements.Read more
Despite a clear performance advantage, Intel just doesn't seem like an enthusiast-friendly company. Certain elements in the organization want to change that perception, though. Devil's Canyon is meant to allay power users with more speed.Read more
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Kaby Lake's improved transistors allow Intel to clock its Pentium CPUs a few hundred megahertz higher. More important, though, the company arms them with Hyper-Threading technology. We test the Pentium G4620 and G4560 models to gauge their value.Read more
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User rating
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40 user ratings
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Full Comparison

General

Intel Core i7-4790Intel Core i7-4790
Intel Pentium G4620Intel Pentium G4620
Processor socketLGA 1150LGA 1151
Component forPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit

Processor

Intel Core i7-4790Intel Core i7-4790
Intel Pentium G4620Intel Pentium G4620
Clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Number of cores42
Number of threads84
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W51.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMIDMI3
Idle statesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

Intel Core i7-4790Intel Core i7-4790
Intel Pentium G4620Intel Pentium G4620
On-board graphics adapteryesyes
TypeIntel HD Graphics 4600Intel HD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version11.112.0

Memory

Intel Core i7-4790Intel Core i7-4790
Intel Pentium G4620Intel Pentium G4620
Cache8 MB3 MB
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 2133
  • 2400
Maximum internal memory supported by processor32.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDual

Thermals

Intel Core i7-4790Intel Core i7-4790
Intel Pentium G4620Intel Pentium G4620
Thermal specification162.9 °F212.0 °F

Features

Intel Core i7-4790Intel Core i7-4790
Intel Pentium G4620Intel Pentium G4620
Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes1616
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyes
Scalability1S1S

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

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