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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 2539 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i7-4790K - 204 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $139.99 vs $140.97
- Up to 1% better value when playing Control than Core i7-4790K - $0.69 vs $0.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 12 vs 8 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
204
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
202
99.01960784313727%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
98.57142857142857%
Price, $
$140.97
99%
Core i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor
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Updated 31 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1387
72.31491136600626%
Multi-Core
4394
57.32550554468363%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 88 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 39.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600G or Core i7-4790K
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
106 FPS
$8.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$924.99
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75 FPS
$11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$824.99
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87 FPS
$9.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$866.99
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81 FPS
$11.6/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$939.99
In Stock
75 FPS
$14.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,099.99
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87 FPS
$10.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
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57 FPS
$17.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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57 FPS
$19.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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81 FPS
$13.57/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,099
In Stock
58 FPS
$27.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,588.88
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