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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 7900X3D is 3170 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 43% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £225.0 vs £395.41
- Up to 36% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £1.86 vs £2.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 88 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 13% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-4790K - 137 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 24 vs 8 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
137
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.89/FPS
64%
Price, £
£395.41
56%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Desk-top Processor (12-core/24-thread, 140MB cache, up to 5.6 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 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 | 4.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 40.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790K or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
109 FPS
£16.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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