Intel Core i7-4790 vs AMD Athlon II X4 651

Core i7-4790 vs Athlon II X4 651 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-4790 performs better than the Athlon II X4 651. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Athlon II X4 651 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-4790 has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4790 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Athlon II X4 651. In terms of cache, the Athlon II X4 651 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-4790

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-4790 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.