Ryzen 9 5900X vs Core i7-4770K specs and performance
In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 9 5900X beats the Core i7-4770K in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4770K in all gaming tests too.
When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Ryzen 9 5900X has significantly more cores with 12 cores compared to the Core i7-4770K that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-4770K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 5900X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4770K. Also, the Ryzen 9 5900X has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-4770K outputs less heat than Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X has more L2 cache than the Core i7-4770K. The Ryzen 9 5900X 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 Ryzen 9 5900X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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