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£115
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600G 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 5600G is 2539 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 4% better in Fortnite than Core i7-4790 - 233 vs 223 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - £115.0 vs £169.99
- Up to 36% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i7-4790 - £0.49 vs £0.76 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
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
233
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.49/FPS
100%
Price, £
£115
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-core, 12-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.4GHz
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Updated 51252 minutes ago
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
223
95.70815450643777%
Value, £/FPS
£0.76/FPS
64.47368421052632%
Price, £
£169.99
67%
Intel Core I7-4790 CPU 3.6 GHz / LGA1150 / 8 MB Cache Tray C
Buy for £169.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 51253 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1221
63.66006256517206%
Multi-Core
3852
50.25440313111545%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600G or Core i7-4790
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
88 FPS
£11.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,032.3
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96 FPS
£27.71/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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£2,659.92
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