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AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-4790K

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

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The AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is a fast desktop processor with 8 cores and SMT (16 threads) that was introduced in early 2017. It is based on the new Zen architecture and it is the slowest model at the time of announcement. With 65 Watt it is also less power hungry than the Ryzen 1700X.

The CPU cores clock from 3 base speed up to 3.75 GHz (XFR). The 2-core Turbo is specified at 3.7 GHz and using all 8 cores, the CPU can reach up to 3.2 GHz. The clock rate and TDP rating is the only difference to the faster Ryzen 7 models.

The performance in applications that can make use of all 8 cores is very competitive to high end Intel CPUs at a very good price point. However, non optimized apps like many games can't make full use of the new architecture.

A detailed look at the new Ryzen 7 1800X, 1700X and 1700 can be found in our review.

Intel Core i7-4790K

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The Intel Core i7-4790K is a high end quad-core desktop processor using the Haswell architecture. It was announced in the second quarter of 2014 and was the top model of the 4000 series consumer processors. Compared to the Core i7-4770K, the 4790K offers 500 MHz more base and turbo clock speed and reaches 4.4 GHz. 

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ModelAMD Ryzen 7 1700Intel Core i7-4790K
CodenameZenHaswell
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Core i7 (Desktop)
Series: Core i7 (Desktop) Haswell
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X compare3.6 - 4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X compare3.4 - 3.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 « 3 - 3.7 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4790K « 4 - 4.4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4790 compare3.6 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4770K compare3.5 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4790S compare3.2 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4790T compare2.7 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Clock3000 - 3700 MHz4000 - 4400 MHz
L2 Cache4 MB1 MB
L3 Cache16 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 164 / 8
TDP65 Watt88 Watt
Transistors4800 Million1400 Million
Technology14 nm22 nm
SocketAM4FCLGA1150
FeaturesXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTHD Graphics 4600 (Turbo 1350 MHz), DDR3-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro
Architecturex86x86
$329 U.S.$339 U.S.
Announced
L1 Cache256 KB
Die Size177 mm2
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 4600 (350 - 1250 MHz)
Manufacturerark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - 4790K
28.8 pt (48%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -92%
...
Intel Core i7-8665U
28.4 -1%
Intel Core i7-10810U
28.4 -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
28.4 -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
28.5 -1%
Intel Core i7-10610U
28.5 -1%
Intel Core i7-10510U
28.6 -1%
Intel Core i7-8750H
28.7 0%
Intel Core i5-9400F
28.7 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
28.8 0%
Intel Core i7-4790K
28.8
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
28.9 0%
Intel Core i3-1115G4
29.1 1%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
29.1 1%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
29.2 1%
Intel Core i7-10710U
29.2 1%
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
29.3 2%
Intel Core i7-8850H
29.4 2%
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
29.5 2%
Intel Core i5-10300H
29.7 3%
...
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 109%
0%
100%
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
100%
1 4790K +
407 Points (44%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
1 4790K +
2043 Points (5%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1408     avg: 1415     median: 1414 (9%)     max: 1424 Points
min: 806     avg: 850     median: 846 (5%)     max: 890 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 144     avg: 146.2     median: 147 (41%)     max: 147.6 Points
min: 168     avg: 172.8     median: 174 (48%)     max: 176 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 15.56     avg: 15.7     median: 15.7 (20%)     max: 15.76 Points
min: 9.05     avg: 9.2     median: 9.1 (12%)     max: 9.4 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.63     avg: 1.7     median: 1.7 (39%)     max: 1.67 Points
min: 1.92     avg: 2     median: 2 (46%)     max: 2.07 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4286     avg: 4449     median: 4419 (27%)     max: 4643 Points
min: 6398     avg: 6558     median: 6520 (39%)     max: 6756 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 28947     avg: 29222     median: 29330 (21%)     max: 29388 Points
min: 24857     avg: 25258     median: 25082 (18%)     max: 25835 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 4790K +
min: 31767     avg: 32779     median: 32596 (21%)     max: 33974 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 4790K +
min: 8528     avg: 8679     median: 8597 (10%)     max: 8911 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
120 s (1%)
min: 174.8     avg: 185.4     median: 185.4 (2%)     max: 196 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
6 s (1%)
min: 5.585     avg: 5.9     median: 5.9 (1%)     max: 6.3 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 3364     avg: 3447     median: 3447 (5%)     max: 3530 Points
5534 Points (9%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
100%
1 4790K +
25134 MIPS (14%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
100%
1 4790K +
4979 MIPS (59%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 67     avg: 74.4     median: 74.4 (2%)     max: 81.8 fps
min: 50.7     avg: 51.6     median: 51.6 (1%)     max: 52.4 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 147     avg: 153.9     median: 153.9 (4%)     max: 160.7 fps
min: 180     avg: 189.2     median: 189.2 (5%)     max: 198.3 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
100%
1 4790K +
7.1 fps (12%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.823     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (24%)     max: 0.83 GB/s
min: 0.43     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (13%)     max: 0.44 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.3 GB/s (22%)
min: 0.77     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (14%)     max: 0.831 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 6     avg: 7.2     median: 7.2 (19%)     max: 8.4 GB/s
5 GB/s (13%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
100%
1 4790K +
min: 506     avg: 509     median: 508.5 (4%)     max: 511 Seconds
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 7730     avg: 8335     median: 8335 (18%)     max: 8940 Points
min: 8442     avg: 9326     median: 9485 (20%)     max: 9615 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 11.4     avg: 11.8     median: 11.8 (3%)     max: 12.1 s
min: 7     avg: 7.7     median: 7.7 (2%)     max: 8.4 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 24.9     avg: 25.7     median: 25.7 (1%)     max: 26.4 s
min: 18     avg: 18.5     median: 18.5 (1%)     max: 18.9 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 594     avg: 636     median: 635.5 (3%)     max: 677 s
min: 437     avg: 448.5     median: 448.5 (2%)     max: 460 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 4790K +
min: 30076     avg: 32048     median: 32372 (25%)     max: 32834 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 10162     avg: 12003     median: 12723 (31%)     max: 13124 Points
min: 9898     avg: 10753     median: 10886 (27%)     max: 11304 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
60924 Points (50%)
min: 54775     avg: 57738     median: 57555.5 (47%)     max: 60983 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 4790K +
min: 56383     avg: 58092     median: 58091.5 (47%)     max: 59800 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 4790K +
min: 56530     avg: 61027     median: 61551.5 (49%)     max: 63023 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
12048 Points (30%)
min: 8055     avg: 8538     median: 8598.5 (22%)     max: 8838 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 16715     avg: 16759     median: 16732 (30%)     max: 16830 Points
min: 11449     avg: 12153     median: 12201 (22%)     max: 12585 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 6411     avg: 6981     median: 7116 (30%)     max: 7415 Points
min: 4528     avg: 4788     median: 4838 (20%)     max: 4970 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
100%
1 R7 1700 +
1239 Points (30%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
100%
1 R7 1700 +
6764 Points (26%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
3884 Points (39%)
4940 Points (49%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
18457 Points (18%)
17483 Points (17%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4110     avg: 4145     median: 4144.5 (46%)     max: 4179 Points
5104 Points (56%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 18800     avg: 19292     median: 19292 (25%)     max: 19784 Points
16612 Points (22%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
23920 Points (42%)
min: 15390     avg: 15557     median: 15557 (28%)     max: 15724 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
3343 Points (44%)
min: 4176     avg: 4418     median: 4418 (58%)     max: 4660 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 R7 1700 +
min: 25002     avg: 25451     median: 25451 (40%)     max: 25900 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 R7 1700 +
min: 3609     avg: 3805     median: 3804.5 (57%)     max: 4000 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
18461 Points (48%)
13779 Points (36%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 4790K +
9458 Points (50%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 4790K +
8861 Points (61%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 4790K +
16703 Points (33%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 4790K +
14900 Points (30%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
1054 ms (1%)
min: 871     avg: 1138     median: 972 (1%)     max: 1571 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
84.6 ms (1%)
min: 72.4     avg: 118.1     median: 137 (2%)     max: 145 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
32176 Points (24%)
min: 20765     avg: 32789     median: 37851 (28%)     max: 39752 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R7 1700 +
141 Watt (24%)
63%
1 4790K +
min: 223     avg: 224     median: 224 (39%)     max: 225 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R7 1700 +
133 Watt (24%)
78%
1 4790K +
min: 170     avg: 170.5     median: 170.5 (31%)     max: 171 Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 1700 → 100% n=33

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4790K → 98% n=33

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