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Intel i7-4790 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Ryzen 9 9950X

All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 30150 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz×AMD Ryzen 9 3900X×AMD Ryzen 9 9950X+ ADD
Price $87.69 - BUY $213.38 - BUY $544.74 - BUY
Socket TypeFCLGA1150AM4AM5
CPU ClassDesktopDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz4.3 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 4.0 GHzUp to 4.6 GHzUp to 5.7 GHz
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 8)12 (Threads: 24)16 (Threads: 32)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 8MBL1: 768KB, L2: 6.0MB, L3: 64MBL1: 1,280KB, L2: 16.0MB, L3: 64MB
TDP84W105W170W
Yearly Running Cost$15.33$19.16$31.03
Other
First Seen on ChartQ2 2014Q3 2019Q3 2024
# of Samples14284144511415
CPU Value82.8152.7122.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2229(-53.0%)2705(-43.0%)4745(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)7264(-89.1%)32591(-51.0%)66448(0.0%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 4th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
7,264
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
32,591
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
66,448
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 4th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
82.8
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
152.7
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
122.0
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 4th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
2,229
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
2,705
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
4,745
PassMark Software © 2008-2025
Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Max TDP84W105W170W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANANA
Running cost per dayNANANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANANA
Running cost per yearNANANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.