Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790K is 1183 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 12% better in Starfield than Ryzen 3 1200 - 58 vs 52 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - CA$222.65 vs CA$649.99
- Up to 69% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 3 1200 - CA$3.84 vs CA$12.5 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 8 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 1200 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
58
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.84/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$222.65
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
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May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2017 |
Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
Haswell | Codename | Summit Ridge |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |