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Core i7-4790 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

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

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790 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 the cheaper Core i7-4790.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790

  • Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $76.05 vs $340.09
  • Consumes up to 51% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 84 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 31% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-4790 - 136 vs 104 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 32 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

104

76.47058823529412%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€84.41

100%

Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790

Buy for 84.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

136

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€377.5

22%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for 377.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1221

41.55888359428182%

Multi-Core

3852

19.965790701290622%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i7-4790

vs

AMD 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
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
84 W
TDP170 W
22 nmProcess Size
5 nm
36.0xMultiplier
45.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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