Core i7-4790S vs Ryzen 9 5950X - How Many FPS Canada

Prices and Stock
MSRP $312

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $799

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-4790S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 2370 days newer than Core i7-4790S.

Advantages of Core i7-4790S

Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

Performs up to 8% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-4790S - 217 vs 201 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790S - 32 vs 8 threads

This is a free version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Core i7-4790S

Desktop • May 11th, 2014

FPS

201

93%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

FPS

217

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.3/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$499

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Core i7-4790S

Desktop • May 11th, 2014

Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Very High

138

FPS

299

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

124

FPS

148

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

753

FPS

872

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Epic

223

FPS

237

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Ultra

203

FPS

222

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-4790S

Desktop • May 11th, 2014

Single-Core

1192

54%

Multi-Core

3737

31%

Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Core i7-4790S	vs	Ryzen 9 5950X
May 11th, 2014	Release Date	Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7	Collection	Ryzen 9
Haswell	Codename	Vermeer
Intel Socket 1150	Socket	AMD Socket AM4
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	16
8	Threads	32
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz
4.0 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz
65 W	TDP	105 W
22 nm	Process Size	7 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	34.0x
Intel HD 4600	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes