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CA$379
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $350
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MSRP in USD: $350
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 8700G is 3539 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
- Performs up to 110% better in League of Legends than Core i7-4790K - 338 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 22% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-4790K - CA$1.12 vs CA$1.44 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 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen 7 8700G - CA$232.47 vs CA$379.0
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 7 8700G
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
338
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$379
61%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor
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Updated 1639 minutes ago
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
161
47.633136094674555%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.44/FPS
77.77777777777779%
Price, CA$
CA$232.47
100%
Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, Upto 4.4 GHz) FC-LGA12C
Buy for CA$232.47 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1631 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 7 8700G
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1387
51.63812360387193%
Multi-Core
4394
30.8675799086758%
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Not Available | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 88 W |
4 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Radeon 780M | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 8700G or Core i7-4790K
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
326 FPS
CA$7.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 8700G
64 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,364.27
In Stock
320 FPS
CA$6.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 7 8700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,062.17
In Stock
325 FPS
CA$6.43/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 8700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,090.04
In Stock
320 FPS
CA$5.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 8700G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,790.83
In Stock
318 FPS
CA$5.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 8700G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,698.47
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