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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2895 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790T.
Advantages of Core i7-4790T
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 45 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 15% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-4790T - 223 vs 194 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i7-4790T - $83.47 vs $149.88
- Up to 52% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-4790T - $0.37 vs $0.77 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790T - 12 vs 8 threads
Dota 2
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Intel CORE I7-4790T 2.70GHZ SKT1150 6MB Cache Tray, CM8064601561513 (SKT1150 6MB Cache Tray)
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
223
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$83.47
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Core i7-4790T
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790T | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-4790T or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
138 FPS
$5.79/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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180 FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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171 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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110 FPS
$10.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$14.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
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