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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 2700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 1449 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 4% better in Lost Ark than Ryzen 7 2700 - 256 vs 246 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 2700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $185.0 vs $261.54
- Up to 26% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i7-4790K - $0.75 vs $1.02 per 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
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core I7-4790K 4.00 GHz Quad-Core LGA1150 SR219 CPU Processor in Box
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790K or Ryzen 7 2700
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
122 FPS
$9.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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121 FPS
$9.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,199.99
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127 FPS
$10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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132 FPS
$10.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.99
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132 FPS
$10.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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