AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i7-4790K

Processor comparisons 12-02-2023

   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i7-4790K tests and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, machine learning, rendering, streaming, programming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like VeraCrypt, Gears 5, AIDA64, Prime95, MATLAB, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, SuperPi, Blender, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, Furmark, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, WPrime.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Valorant
Watch Dogs Legion
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fortnite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Halo Infinite
Overwatch
Borderlands 3
Rainbow Six Siege
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Last Man Standing
Fallout 76
Grand Theft Auto V
DOOM: Eternal
Apex Legends
Death Stranding
Red Dead Redemption 2
Valheim
Cyberpunk 2077

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-4790K or AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

65%

Core i7-4790K

52%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 20% better than Core i7-4790K. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

61%

Core i7-4790K

52%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Control, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	108.9	92.8
Valorant	123.7	105.5
Cyberpunk 2077	69.3	59.1
Apex Legends	116.3	99.2
Call of Duty Warzone	92.8	79.1
Overwatch	100.2	85.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	85.4	72.8
DOOM Eternal	61.9	52.8
Warzone	96.5	82.3
Assassin's Creed	103.9	88.6
Valheim	102.7	87.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

54%

Core i7-4790K

46%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is more energy efficient than the Core i7-4790K as it consumes less power: 120W vs. 88W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i7-4790K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	281	169
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	4725	854
Cinbench 20 Single-core	685	411
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	11309	1982
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1761	1069
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	31092	4936

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i7-4790K
Single-Core	3736	2491
Multi-Core	50148	8030

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i7-4790K
Single-Core	1951	1230
Multi-Core	20471	4747

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i7-4790K
Announcement date	April 06, 2023	April 01, 2014
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM5	LGA1150
Core name	Raphael	Devil's Canyon
Architecture	Zen 4	x86
Generation	5	4
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	4.2 MHz	4 MHz
Cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	13200 millions	1420 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	120 W	88 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache	768KB
L2 cache	12MB
L3 cache	64MB	8 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000910 100-100000910WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 4% better than Core i7-4790K in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 7800X3D has 4 more core than Core i7-4790K. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is better: 32
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-4790K is better: 5
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Intel Core i7-4790K before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-4790K specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Core i5-13490F
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i7-13790F
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655G
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700X
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700E
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 1800X
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D

Intel Core i7-4790K Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Core i5-3470
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i7-6700HQ
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i5-8250U
• Vs Core i5-10210U
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-8550U
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-4460
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i5-8265U
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs FX-6300 Six-Core
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i5-7300HQ
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i5-3570K
• Vs Core i5-6400
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Core i7-3630QM
• Vs Core i7-8565U
• Vs Core i3-1005G1
• Vs Core i7-3770K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Pentium Gold 7505
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Core i3-9100TE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i3-1115G4
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i3-10325
• Vs Core i3-10305
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i3-10105
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i5-1130G7
• Vs Core i7-1185GRE
• Vs Core i7-1185G7E
• Vs Core i7-1180G7
• Vs Core i3-1110G4
• Vs Core i3-1115GRE
• Vs Core i3-1120G4
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5400U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Core i3-10100T
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
• Vs Core i5-10400T
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
• Vs Xeon E-2234
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Core i7-10810U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Core i3-10300
• Vs Core i7-10610U
• Vs Core i5-10310U
• Vs Core i5-1038NG7
• Vs Core i5-9500TE
• Vs Core i5-10400H
• Vs Core i5-9400T
• Vs Core i7-8557U
• Vs Core i7-9850HL
• Vs Core i5-1035G7
• Vs Core i5-1035G4
• Vs Core i5-9500T
• Vs Core i5-8257U
• Vs Core i5-8279U
• Vs Core i3-9320
• Vs Core i3-9300
• Vs Core i7-8809G
• Vs Core i7-8705G
• Vs Core i3-9350KF
• Vs Core i5-8600T
• Vs Core i5-9400H
• Vs Core i7-8559U
• Vs Core i7-8709G
• Vs Core i5-8400T
• Vs Core i5-8500T
• Vs Core i7-8706G
• Vs Core i5-8400H
• Vs Core i5-8259U
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Core i5-6600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355GE