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£65.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $259
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MSRP in USD: $259
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600G 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 5600G is 2539 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600G - £65.99 vs £109.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 5 5600G - £0.38 vs £0.6 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 5% better in God of War than Core i7-4790 - 181 vs 172 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
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
172
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£65.99
100%
Value Winner
Powerful Intel i7-4790 CPU with 35W TDP - Quad Core
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-core, 12-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.4GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790 or Ryzen 5 5600G
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
57 FPS
£18.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,046.43
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63 FPS
£42.96/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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£2,706.3
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