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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the more expensive 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 more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 3% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i7-4790K - 249 vs 242 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - CA$179.0 vs CA$378.88
- Up to 54% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i7-4790K - CA$0.72 vs CA$1.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 12 vs 8 threads
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, Upto 4.4 GHz) FC-LGA12C
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
249
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.72/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$179
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790K or Ryzen 5 5600G
Battlefield 1, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
129 FPS
CA$22.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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129 FPS
CA$10.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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197 FPS
CA$8.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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170 FPS
CA$9.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,549.99
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129 FPS
CA$11.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,449.99
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129 FPS
CA$15.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,999.99
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51 FPS
CA$25.65/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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51 FPS
CA$20.89/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, N/A Storage
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