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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 3180 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £208.88 vs £339.98
- Up to 31% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 9 7900 - £0.43 vs £0.62 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 13% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i7-4790K - 551 vs 487 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 24 vs 8 threads
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
487
88%
Value, £/FPS
£0.43/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.88
100%
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 9 7900 Desktop Processor (12-core/24-thread, 76MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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