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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1883 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 11% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-4790S - 161 vs 145 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i7-4790S - $84.88 vs $274.5
- Up to 72% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-4790S - $0.53 vs $1.89 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790S - 12 vs 8 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-4790S Processor (8M Cache, 3.2 GHz) BX80646I74790S
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
161
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$84.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790S or Ryzen 5 3600
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
34 FPS
$23.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$810.28
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33 FPS
$39.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,299.99
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33 FPS
$39.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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13 FPS
$84.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,099.99
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53 FPS
$30.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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53 FPS
$19.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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33 FPS
$36.36/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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73 FPS
$19.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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13 FPS
$76.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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1 FPS
$599.99/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$599.99
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