Intel Core i7-4790 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Core i7-4790 vs Ryzen 5 9600X benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 9600X performs better than the Core i7-4790. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4790 in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen 5 9600X has significantly more cores with 6 cores whereas the Core i7-4790 has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-4790. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 5 9600X has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-4790. Also, the Ryzen 5 9600X has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen 5 9600X outputs less heat than Core i7-4790 thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 5 9600X has more L2 cache than the Core i7-4790. The Ryzen 5 9600X also has significantly more L3 cache.

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.