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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4690K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 3039 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $53.0 vs $369.21
- Up to 82% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.07 vs $0.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 88 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 28% better in Valorant than Core i5-4690K - 978 vs 763 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 24 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
978
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
18%
Price, $
$369.21
14%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-4690K or Ryzen 9 7900X
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
940 FPS
$2.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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940 FPS
$2.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,489.99
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978 FPS
$3.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,899.99
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891 FPS
$2.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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891 FPS
$2.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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954 FPS
$2.41/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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830 FPS
$2.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,929.99
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712 FPS
$2.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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827 FPS
$3.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,298
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676 FPS
$3.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,129
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