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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790K 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 i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - $261.54 vs $285.0
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 88 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 44% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-4790K - 259 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 24% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-4790K - $1.1 vs $1.45 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 16 vs 8 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
180
69.4980694980695%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
75.86206896551725%
Price, $
$261.54
100%
Core I7-4790K 4.00 GHz Quad-Core LGA1150 SR219 CPU Processor in Box
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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
259
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$285
91%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 358206 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1387
47.69601100412655%
Multi-Core
4394
28.788573674900086%
Intel Core i7-4790K | 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 |
| 4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 40.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790K or Ryzen 7 7700X
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
209 FPS
$8.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799
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186 FPS
$10.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
In Stock
209 FPS
$10.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099.98
In Stock
186 FPS
$9.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
12 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749.99
In Stock
186 FPS
$8.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599
In Stock
186 FPS
$9.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799.99
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209 FPS
$11.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,349
In Stock
209 FPS
$11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
In Stock
209 FPS
$9.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,989.99
In Stock
149 FPS
$9.4/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.9
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