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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2600X 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 2600X is 1439 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 0% better in Ready or Not than Core i7-4790S - 261 vs 260 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i7-4790S - $99.97 vs $255.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i7-4790S - $0.38 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790S - 12 vs 8 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
FPS
260
99.61685823754789%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
38.775510204081634%
Price, $
$255
39%
Intel Core i7-4790S Processor (8M Cache, 3.2 GHz) BX80646I74790S
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Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
261
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Single-Core
1192
96.36216653193209%
Multi-Core
3737
71.00513015390462%
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| 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 | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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