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Ryzen 5 1600 vs Core i7-4790K

Ryzen 5 1600 vs Core i7-4790K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-4790K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501

Buy for £188.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 146 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-4790K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501

Buy for £188.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 146 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 1076 days older than Ryzen 5 1600.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600

  • Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K

  • Performs up to 24% better in League of Legends than Ryzen 5 1600 - 161 vs 130 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of League of Legends.
League of Legends

League of Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


FPS

130

80%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

161

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.17/FPS

100%

Price, £

£188.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501

Buy for £188.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 146 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

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

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


Single-Core

1068

77%

Multi-Core

4578

100%

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

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1387

100%

Multi-Core

4394

95%

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

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Intel Core i7-4790K Logo

Intel Core i7-4790K

Apr 11th, 2017
Release DateMay 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i7
Summit RidgeCodenameHaswell
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
65 W
TDP88 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
32.0xMultiplier
40.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 4600
YesOverclockableYes

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