Intel Core i7-4790 vs Intel Pentium G630T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-4790 and Intel Pentium G630T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i7-4790

Intel Pentium G630T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4790

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 74% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 72.72°C vs 65.0°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2233 vs 1058
6.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7268 vs 1090
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3461 vs 3210

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 April 2014 vs September 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.72°C vs 65.0°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2233 vs 1058
PassMark - CPU mark	7268 vs 1090
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3461 vs 3210

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G630T

2.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 84 Watt
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1961 vs 943

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1961 vs 943

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-4790
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G630T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2233

1058

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7268

1090

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

943

1961

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3461

3210

Name	Intel Core i7-4790	Intel Pentium G630T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2233	1058
PassMark - CPU mark	7268	1090
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	943	1961
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3461	3210
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	89.044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.435
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2226
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3807
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2226
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3807

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-4790	Intel Pentium G630T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	1 April 2014	September 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$303	$80
Place in performance rating	1630	1633
Price now	$278.99	$79.99
Processor Number	i7-4790	G630T
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.55	7.82
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	177 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72.72°C	65.0°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8	2
Transistor count	1400 Million	504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3 1066
Graphics
Device ID	0x412
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)