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Core i7-4790K vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i7-4790K vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 786.4 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 269 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 3071 days newer than Core i7-4790K.

Advantages of Core i7-4790K

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 88 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 7% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i7-4790K - 322 vs 300 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 32 vs 8 threads
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Resident Evil Village

Resident Evil Village

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Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

300

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

322

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.44/FPS

100%

Price, €

€786.4

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 786.4 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 269 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1387

47%

Multi-Core

4394

23%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo

Core i7-4790K

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

May 1st, 2014Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
HaswellCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1150SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
32
4.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
88 W
TDP170 W
22 nmProcess Size
5 nm
40.0xMultiplier
45.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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