AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-4790K
Summary
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
132%
Intel Core i7-4790K
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
100%
Intel Core i7-4790K
121%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
157%
Intel Core i7-4790K
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 7 1800X |
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 57% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
Around 32% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4790K |
Much higher single threaded performance (around 21% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | | Intel Core i7-4790K | |
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MMX | | | |
3DNow! | | | |
SSE | | | |
SSE2 | | | |
SSE3 | | | |
SSE4A | | | |
AMD64 | | | |
CnQ | | | |
NX bit | | | |
AMD-V | | | |
SMT | | | |
XFR | | | |
SSSE3 | | | |
SSE4.2 | | | |
AVX | | | |
AVX2 | | | |
EIST | | | |
Intel 64 | | | |
XD bit | | | |
VT-x | | | |
VT-d | | | |
HTT | | | |
AES-NI | | | |
TSX | | | |
TXT | | | |
CLMUL | | | |
FMA3 | | | |
F16C | | | |
BMI1 | | | |
BMI2 | | | |
Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | | Intel Core i7-4790K | |
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Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | Intel_Haswell |
Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
Codename | Zen | vs | Haswell |
Release Date | Mar 2017 | vs | May 2014 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | | Intel Core i7-4790K | |
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Cores | 8 | vs | 4 |
Threads | 16 | vs | 8 |
SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Intel HD 4600 |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | | Intel Core i7-4790K | |
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L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 Cache | 16384 KB | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | | Intel Core i7-4790K | |
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Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | Intel Socket 1150 |
Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 72°C |
Package | uPGA | vs | |
Die Size | 192mm² | vs | 177mm² |
Process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | | Intel Core i7-4790K | |
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Cpu Frequency | 3600 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
Turbo Clock | 4000 MHz | vs | 4400 MHz |
Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
TDP | 95 W | vs | 88 W |
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
4400 points
Intel Core i7-4790K
4928 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
38649 points
Intel Core i7-4790K
21504 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
3404
Intel Core i7-4790K
1807
points per second - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
39406
Intel Core i7-4790K
25285
MIPS - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
103.7
Intel Core i7-4790K
145.67
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
1160.2
Intel Core i7-4790K
831.12
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8462
Intel Core i7-4790K
9476
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
5062
Intel Core i7-4790K
6520
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
32833
Intel Core i7-4790K
25082
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
1.79
Intel Core i7-4790K
1.95
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
18
Intel Core i7-4790K
9.14
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
162
Intel Core i7-4790K
174
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
1619
Intel Core i7-4790K
846
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
12.7
Intel Core i7-4790K
7.7
seconds - lower is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
4.6
Intel Core i7-4790K
5.94
seconds - lower is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
3967
Intel Core i7-4790K
5534
MB/s - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
179
Intel Core i7-4790K
189.14
FPS - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
84
Intel Core i7-4790K
51.57
FPS - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
9.7
Intel Core i7-4790K
5
GB/s
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
1.5
Intel Core i7-4790K
0.8
GB/s
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
0.95
Intel Core i7-4790K
0.44
GB/s