The Ryzen 7 5700G is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming CPU than the Core i7-4790 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's £37.69 cheaper!
Advantages of the Ryzen 7 5700G
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 18% cheaper – £167.00 vs £204.69
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 23% less energy – 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of the Core i7-4790
The Ryzen 7 5700G is better in every way
Ryzen 7 5700G vs Core i7-4790 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 7 5700G
Apr 13th, 2021
Average FPS
199
100%
Min 1% FPS
131
100%
Price, £
£167
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.83/FPS
100%
Core i7-4790
May 1st, 2014
Average FPS
182
91%
Min 1% FPS
121
92%
Price, £
£204.69
81%
Value, £/FPS
£1.12/FPS
74%
Ryzen 7 5700G vs Core i7-4790 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Ryzen 7 5700G vs Core i7-4790 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Ryzen 7 5700G vs Core i7-4790 in core CPU performance specifications
Ryzen 7 5700G
Apr 13th, 2021
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
16 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Core i7-4790
May 1st, 2014
Cores
4-core
50%
L3 Cache
8 MB
50%
Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
95%
Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
87%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1600 MHz
50%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Ryzen 7 5700G | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $312.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Haswell |
65 W | Power Consumption | 84 W |
| Performance | ||
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
16 MB | L3 Cache | 8 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 3200 MHz | RAM | DDR3 @ 1600 MHz |
| Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
