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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 3180 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 53% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$230.78 vs CA$489.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$0.3 vs CA$0.51 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 24% better in Valorant than Core i7-4790K - 963 vs 774 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 24 vs 8 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
774
80.37383177570094%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$230.78
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, Upto 4.4 GHz) FC-LGA12C
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
963
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.51/FPS
58.82352941176471%
Price, CA$
CA$489
47%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for CA$489 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1387
49.11473087818697%
Multi-Core
4394
26.24380338051723%
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790K or Ryzen 9 7900
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
925 FPS
CA$7.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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925 FPS
CA$9.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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CA$9,001.26
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