Pentium III 500E vs i7-4790S
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-4790S and Pentium III 500E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1339 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.82 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Core i7 (Desktop) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.40 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Coppermine (1999−2001) |
| Release date | 1 May 2014 (10 years ago) | 25 October 1999 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $303 | $239 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i7-4790S and Pentium III 500E basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 0.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | 106 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 28 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-4790S and Pentium III 500E compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA1150 | 370 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 13 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4790S and Pentium III 500E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| SIPP | + | - |
| FDI | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-4790S and Pentium III 500E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4790S and Pentium III 500E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4790S and Pentium III 500E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 4600 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| Max video memory | 2 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.2 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4790S and Pentium III 500E integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
| VGA | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4790S and Pentium III 500E integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 3840x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-4790S and Pentium III 500E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2/12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4790S and Pentium III 500E.
| PCIe version | Up to 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 May 2014 | 25 October 1999 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 13 Watt |
i7-4790S has an age advantage of 14 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 718.2% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium III 500E, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i7-4790S and Pentium III 500E. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-4790S and Pentium III 500E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
