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£65.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 7800X3D is 3170 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 79% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £65.99 vs £319.97
- Up to 73% better value when playing Dota 2 than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £0.33 vs £1.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - 84 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Performs up to 31% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-4790 - 259 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
76%
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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Updated 41 minutes ago
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
259
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.24/FPS
26%
Price, £
£319.97
20%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Desk-top Processor (8-core/16-thread, 104MB cache, up to 5.0 GHz max boost)
Buy for £319.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 291 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| 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 | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4790 or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
235 FPS
£7.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,750.02
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260 FPS
£9.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,479.98
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