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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 3170 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 63% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £188.88 vs £515.88
- Up to 6% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £1.17 vs £1.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 88 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 157% better in League of Legends than Core i7-4790K - 414 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 32 vs 8 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
161
38%
Value, £/FPS
£1.17/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
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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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
414
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.25/FPS
93%
Price, £
£515.88
36%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor with 3D V-Cache technology, 16 cores/32 skewed threads, Zen 4 architecture, 144MB cache, 120W TDP, up to 5.7GHz boost frequency, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 40.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790K or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
414 FPS
£7.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,300
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414 FPS
£8.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,499.99
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414 FPS
£8.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,600
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