Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790S outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790S is 1173 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Performs up to 5% better in Dota 2 than Ryzen 3 1200 - 196 vs 187 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - $255.0 vs $395.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Dota 2 than Ryzen 3 1200 - $1.3 vs $2.11 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 8 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 1200 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
FPS
196
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$255
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $255 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361107 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
FPS
187
95.40816326530613%
Value, $/FPS
$2.11/FPS
61.61137440758294%
Price, $
$395
64%
Buy for $395 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361107 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Single-Core
984
82.5503355704698%
Multi-Core
2834
75.83623227187584%
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
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May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2017 |
Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
Haswell | Codename | Summit Ridge |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |