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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X is 1893 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Core i7-4790K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 3% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-4790K - 167 vs 162 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $129.29 vs $131.32
- Up to 5% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-4790K - $0.77 vs $0.81 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 - 16 vs 8 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
167
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.29
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K | vs | Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-4790K or Ryzen 7 3700X
With selected game settings
71 FPS
$18.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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97 FPS
$20.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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71 FPS
$18.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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52 FPS
$23.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 7 3700X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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57 FPS
$17.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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93 FPS
$12.15/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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87 FPS
$16.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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57 FPS
$17.54/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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52 FPS
$21.15/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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115 FPS
$26.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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