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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 2029 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 6% better in Ready or Not than Athlon 3000G - 266 vs 252 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $63.83 vs $261.54
- Up to 74% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i7-4790K - $0.25 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 35 vs 88 Watts
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
266
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
25.510204081632654%
Price, $
$261.54
24%
FPS Winner
Core I7-4790K 4.00 GHz Quad-Core LGA1150 SR219 CPU Processor in Box
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Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
252
94.73684210526315%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$63.83
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
Buy for $63.83 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361439 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
68.99783705839943%
Multi-Core
1975
44.94765589440146%
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Athlon |
| Haswell | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 88 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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