Intel Core i7-4790 vs AMD Ryzen 3 7320U

Core i7-4790 vs Ryzen 3 7320U benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-4790 performs better than the Ryzen 3 7320U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 3 7320U in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4790 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 3 7320U. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 3 7320U has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-4790. Despite this, the Core i7-4790 has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Ryzen 3 7320U.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-4790 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.