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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 8700G is 3539 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Core i7-4790K
- Up to 49% cheaper than Ryzen 7 8700G - $131.32 vs $255.00
- Up to 10% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 7 8700G - $1.33 vs $1.47 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 7 8700G
- Performs up to 75% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-4790K - 173 vs 99 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
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
99
57%
Value, $/FPS
$1.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$131.32
100%
Value Winner
Core i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor
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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 7 8700G
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K | vs | Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Not Available |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 4 nm |
| 40.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-4790K or Ryzen 7 8700G
With selected game settings
72 FPS
$20.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 7 8700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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60 FPS
$20.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 8700G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,229.99
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105 FPS
$22.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 8700G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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