AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-4790

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and Intel Core i7-4790 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 Ryzen 3 3100

Intel Core i7-4790

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3100

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2420 vs 2233
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11598 vs 7270
Around 23% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 2982 vs 2429

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 May 2020 vs 1 April 2014
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2420 vs 2233
PassMark - CPU mark	11598 vs 7270
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2982 vs 2429

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4790

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.9 GHz

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.9 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3100
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4790

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2420

2233

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11598

7270

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

2982

2429

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3100	Intel Core i7-4790
PassMark - Single thread mark	2420	2233
PassMark - CPU mark	11598	7270
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2982	2429
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		943
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3461
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 Ryzen 3 3100	Intel Core i7-4790
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Launch date	7 May 2020	1 April 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	$303
Place in performance rating	1269	1628
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
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
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.72°C
Transistor count		1400 Million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	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
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	4.0	Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
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
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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)