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Core i7-4790 vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Core i7-4790 vs Ryzen 9 3950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 2034 days newer than Core i7-4790.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790

  • Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 84 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

  • Performs up to 7% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i7-4790 - 367 vs 342 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 32 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

342

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


FPS

367

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.58/FPS

100%

Price, €

€579.7

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - Processore (16C/32T, 72 MB di cache, 4,7 GHz di boost massimo)

Buy for 579.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12457 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1221

71%

Multi-Core

3852

36%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


Single-Core

1704

100%

Multi-Core

10696

100%

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo

Intel Core i7-4790

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

May 1st, 2014Release Date
Nov 25th, 2019
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
HaswellCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1150SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
32
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.5 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
84 W
TDP105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0x
Multiplier35.0x
Intel HD 4600
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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