Intel Pentium G3440T vs Intel Core i7-4790

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3440T and Intel Core i7-4790 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 Pentium G3440T

Intel Core i7-4790

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3440T

2.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 84 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4790

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 72.72°C vs 66.4°C
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2231 vs 1615
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7266 vs 2107

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	72.72°C vs 66.4°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2231 vs 1615
PassMark - CPU mark	7266 vs 2107

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3440T
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4790

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1615

2231

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2107

7266

Name	Intel Pentium G3440T	Intel Core i7-4790
PassMark - Single thread mark	1615	2231
PassMark - CPU mark	2107	7266
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		943
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3461
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 Pentium G3440T	Intel Core i7-4790
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'14	1 April 2014
Place in performance rating	1612	1626
Processor Number	G3440T	i7-4790
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$303
Price now		$278.99
Value for money (0-100)		10.55
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C	72.72°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		4.00 GHz
Transistor count		1400 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID		0x412
Graphics max frequency		1.2 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.3	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	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	84 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A	PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)