Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 2029 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - €69.0 vs €157.65
- Up to 55% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-4790 - €0.42 vs €0.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 35 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 4% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Athlon 3000G - 170 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 8 vs 4 threads
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Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
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Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Athlon | Collection | Core i7 |
Picasso | Codename | Haswell |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |