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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790 is 1036 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 3% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 7 1700X - 104 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - $135.0 vs $225.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 7 1700X - $1.3 vs $2.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 84 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
104
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$135
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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