AMD FX-6330 vs Intel Core i7-4790

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6330 and Intel Core i7-4790 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD FX-6330

Intel Core i7-4790

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6330

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	December 2015 vs 1 April 2014
Number of cores	6 vs 4
L1 cache	288 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4790

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 49% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2233 vs 1531
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7271 vs 4433

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2233 vs 1531
PassMark - CPU mark	7271 vs 4433

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6330
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4790

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1531

2233

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4433

7271

Name	AMD FX-6330	Intel Core i7-4790
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531	2233
PassMark - CPU mark	4433	7271
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		943
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3461
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		89.044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.435
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2226
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3807
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2226
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3807

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-6330	Intel Core i7-4790
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Haswell
Launch date	December 2015	1 April 2014
Place in performance rating	1631	1626
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$303
Price now		$278.99
Processor Number		i7-4790
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.55
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	315 mm	177 mm
L1 cache	288 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	6144 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Transistor count	1200 million	1400 Million
Base frequency		3.60 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.72°C
Number of threads		8
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)