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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7 7700X is 3071 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £65.99 vs £289.99
- Up to 69% better value when playing Dota 2 than Ryzen 7 7700X - £0.33 vs £1.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 84 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 36% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-4790 - 268 vs 197 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 16 vs 8 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
197
73%
Value, £/FPS
£0.33/FPS
100%
Price, £
£65.99
100%
Value Winner
Powerful Intel i7-4790 CPU with 35W TDP - Quad Core
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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
268
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.08/FPS
30%
Price, £
£289.99
22%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
Buy for £289.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10146 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790 or Ryzen 7 7700X
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
243 FPS
£8.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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243 FPS
£6.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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