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Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i7-4790

Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i7-4790: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 2448 days newer than Core i7-4790.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900

  • Performs up to 6% better in Halo Infinite than Core i7-4790 - 168 vs 159 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 - 24 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Halo Infinite.
Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

168

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

159

94.64285714285714%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£169.99

100%

Intel Core I7-4790 CPU 3.6 GHz / LGA1150 / 8 MB Cache Tray C

Buy for £169.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75056 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

2052

100%

Multi-Core

9865

100%

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1221

59.50292397660819%

Multi-Core

3852

39.04713634059808%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

vs
Intel Core i7-4790 Logo

Intel Core i7-4790

Jan 12th, 2021
Release DateMay 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i7
VermeerCodenameHaswell
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores4
24
Threads8
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
65 W
TDP84 W
7 nm
Process Size22 nm
30.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 4600
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900 or Core i7-4790

Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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