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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 1972 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 4% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-4790 - 240 vs 230 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 31% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - £65.99 vs £95.49
- Up to 28% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 3500X - £0.29 vs £0.4 per FPS
- 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
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
230
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/FPS
100%
Price, £
£65.99
100%
Value Winner
Powerful Intel i7-4790 CPU with 35W TDP - Quad Core
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
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 | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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