AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs Intel Core i7-4790S

Compare AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop 4 core CPU vs Intel 4th Generation Core i7 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

2740 points

2743 points

0.11% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

5046 points

11% slightly better gaming score

4529 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

2093 points

2219 points

6% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

2009 points

2130 points

6% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

37.81 points

60.35 points

59% significantly higher Blender score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3074 points

3586 points

16% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

992 points

1175 points

18% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3341 points

3775 points

12% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1214 points

0.83% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

1204 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

Identical

Threads

Number of logical processing units

100% significantly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.5 GHz

9% slightly higher clock speed

3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.2 GHz

5% slightly higher turbo speed

4 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

65 W

Identical

65 W

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

Identical

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

581st of 1,089

580th of 1,089

Family

The product line

Ryzen 3 Desktop

4th Generation Core i7

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2018 October

2014 May

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4

DDR3-1333

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Ryzen 3 2300X vs Core i7-4790S comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 3 2300X performs better than the Core i7-4790S. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4790S in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-4790S has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 3 2300X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4790S. Also, the Ryzen 3 2300X has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

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. For instance, the Ryzen 3 2300X has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.