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CA$248.03
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MSRP in USD: $350
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 2539 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 14% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-4790K - 162 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-4790K - CA$1.53 vs CA$1.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600G - CA$222.65 vs CA$248.03
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
162
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.53/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$248.03
89%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, Upto 4.4 GHz) FC-LGA12C
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 88 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 39.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600G or Core i7-4790K
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
111 FPS
CA$12.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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CA$1,399.99
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119 FPS
CA$11.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,369.99
In Stock
111 FPS
CA$12.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,439.99
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129 FPS
CA$11.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,539.99
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111 FPS
CA$11.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,249.99
In Stock
111 FPS
CA$12.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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CA$1,419.99
In Stock
119 FPS
CA$12.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,499.99
In Stock
111 FPS
CA$18.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,999.99
In Stock
111 FPS
CA$26.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$2,899.99
In Stock
149 FPS
CA$15.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,249.99
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