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Ryzen 9 3900X vs Core i7-4790K

Ryzen 9 3900X vs Core i7-4790K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

vs

Intel Core i7-4790K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Intel Processore Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501

Buy for 229.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 186 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-4790K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Intel Processore Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501

Buy for 229.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 186 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 1893 days newer than Core i7-4790K.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

  • Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i7-4790K - 186 vs 184 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 24 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K

  • Consumes up to 16% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 88 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Stray

Stray

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo
Ryzen 9 3900X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

186

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

184

98.9247311827957%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€229.19

100%

Intel Processore Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501

Buy for 229.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 186 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo
Ryzen 9 3900X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo
Ryzen 9 3900X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1693

100%

Multi-Core

9938

100%

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1387

81.92557590076787%

Multi-Core

4394

44.2141275910646%

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

vs

Intel Core i7-4790K

Jul 7th, 2019
Release DateMay 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i7
MatisseCodenameHaswell
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores4
24
Threads8
3.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
105 WTDP
88 W
7 nm
Process Size22 nm
38.0xMultiplier
40.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 4600
YesOverclockableYes

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