Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790 is 1036 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 3% better in League of Legends than Ryzen 7 1800X - 142 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1800X - £65.99 vs £295.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 7 1800X - £0.46 vs £2.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 84 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1800X doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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In Stock
Updated 126 minutes ago
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
142
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.46/FPS
100%
Price, £
£65.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £65.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 126 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
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Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Haswell |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |