AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs Intel Core i7-4790

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
  • Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72.72°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
  • Around 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3844 vs 2229
  • 3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26844 vs 7267
  • 2.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6416 vs 2429
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 Jul 2023 vs 1 April 2014
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 5 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 72.72°C
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 64K (per core) vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3844 vs 2229
PassMark - CPU mark 26844 vs 7267
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6416 vs 2429

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4790

  • 174762.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 262144x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 1 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB vs 32MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4790

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3844
2229
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
26844
7267
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
6416
2429
Name AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Intel Core i7-4790
PassMark - Single thread mark 3844 2229
PassMark - CPU mark 26844 7267
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6416 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 5 7500F Intel Core i7-4790

Essentials

Launch date 22 Jul 2023 1 April 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $179 $303
Place in performance rating 419 1623
Architecture codename Haswell
Price now $278.99
Processor Number i7-4790
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 10.55
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 3.60 GHz
Die size 71 mm² 177 mm
L1 cache 64K (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 1MB (per core) 1 MB
L3 cache 32MB (shared) 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 61°C 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 95°C 72.72°C
Maximum frequency 5 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 12 8
Transistor count 6,570 million 1400 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-5200 MHz, Dual-channel 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 AM5 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 24 Lanes, (CPU only) Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision Up to 3.0
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)