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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 1893 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 12% better in League of Legends than Ryzen 5 3400G - 142 vs 127 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $98.15 vs $135.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-4790 - $0.77 vs $0.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
127
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$98.15
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
Buy for $98.15 on Amazon
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Updated 75 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790 or Ryzen 5 3400G
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
101 FPS
$8.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$829
In Stock
99 FPS
$7.06/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$699
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