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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 2380 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 88 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 9% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-4790K - 176 vs 162 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - £178.0 vs £208.88
- Up to 22% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-4790K - £1.01 vs £1.29 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 16 vs 8 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501
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Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
176
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.01/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Processor (8C/16T, 36MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790K or Ryzen 7 5800X
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
125 FPS
£15.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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97 FPS
£10.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,065.99
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125 FPS
£18.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,289.95
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125 FPS
£14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,819.95
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125 FPS
£16.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,009.95
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