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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 2539 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Core i7-4790
- Up to 45% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600G - $76.80 vs $139.99
- Up to 19% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Ryzen 5 5600G - $1.67 vs $2.06 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 48% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-4790 - 68 vs 46 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 12 vs 8 threads
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790 | vs | Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-4790 or Ryzen 5 5600G
With selected game settings
2 FPS
$412.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$68.57/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
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$160/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
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$149.83/FPS
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1 FPS
$1099.99/FPS
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$225/FPS
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16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$1096.58/FPS
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