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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 1036 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 84 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - €104.97 vs €157.65
- Up to 33% better value when playing Control than Core i7-4790 - €0.52 vs €0.78 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 16 vs 8 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel i7-4790 Core Prozessor (3.6 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 84Watt)
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Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
201
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.52/FPS
100%
Price, €
€104.97
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Prozessor
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Updated 7138 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790 or Ryzen 7 1700X
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
37 FPS
€18.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 7 1700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€699
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