Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790K is 1036 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 7% better in Rust than Ryzen 7 1700X - 194 vs 181 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - CA$250.34 vs CA$465.54
- Up to 50% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 7 1700X - CA$1.29 vs CA$2.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 88 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
194
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.29/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$250.34
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
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Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Haswell |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 88 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |