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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1893 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i7-4790 - 203 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - £94.99 vs £169.99
- Up to 45% better value when playing Control than Core i7-4790 - £0.47 vs £0.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
203
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.47/FPS
100%
Price, £
£94.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
201
99.01477832512316%
Value, £/FPS
£0.85/FPS
55.294117647058826%
Price, £
£169.99
55%
Intel Core I7-4790 CPU 3.6 GHz / LGA1150 / 8 MB Cache Tray C
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1221
76.45585472761428%
Multi-Core
3852
55.95583962812319%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 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 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 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 |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i7-4790
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
56 FPS
£34.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,921.31
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105 FPS
£14.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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66 FPS
£32.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,155.77
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