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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 1962 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790S.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 6% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-4790S - 225 vs 213 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Up to 6% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - $117.23 vs $125.0
- Up to 2% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 3500X - $0.55 vs $0.56 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor
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Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
FPS
213
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$117.23
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790S Processor (8M Cache, 3.2 GHz) BX80646I74790S
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Updated 6249 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i7-4790S |
|---|---|---|
Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | May 11th, 2014 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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