Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3500X 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 3500X is 1972 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 4% better in Rust than Core i7-4790K - 202 vs 194 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - €106.58 vs €205.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-4790K - €0.53 vs €1.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
202
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.53/FPS
100%
Price, €
€106.58
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
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Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Matisse | Codename | Haswell |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 88 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |