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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 3071 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Up to 54% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - $135.0 vs $294.0
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 84 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 169% better in League of Legends than Core i7-4790 - 382 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 19% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-4790 - $0.77 vs $0.95 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 16 vs 8 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
382
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$294
45%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 210 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790 or Ryzen 7 7700X
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
371 FPS
$4.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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367 FPS
$5.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899.99
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364 FPS
$3.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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362 FPS
$3.87/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.9
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367 FPS
$5.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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361 FPS
$3.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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361 FPS
$4.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
371 FPS
$4.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799.99
In Stock
367 FPS
$4.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
In Stock
367 FPS
$5.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899.99
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