Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper 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 5900X is 2380 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £169.99 vs £197.0
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 84 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 20% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-4790 - 212 vs 177 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 24 vs 8 threads
World of Warcraft
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Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1221
56.034878384580075%
Multi-Core
3852
32.41605655137592%
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
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May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Haswell | Codename | Vermeer |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 12 |
8 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 105 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |