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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790K is 1183 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 41% better in League of Legends than Ryzen 3 1200 - 161 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - £168.88 vs £175.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 3 1200 - £1.05 vs £1.54 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 8 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 1200 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
161
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.05/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501
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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD1200BBAEBOX, Black
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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