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Intel Core i7-4790 vs AMD Ryzen 7 7730U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2014
Intel Core i7-4790
Intel Core i7-4790
Released
Q1/2023
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AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 7 7730U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-4790 has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 84 W. Released in Q2/2014.

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U has a base frequency of 2 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q1 2023.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    217 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 80% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4790 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    265 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    243 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    313 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    269 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    454 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    395 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    463 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    506 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    874 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    103 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    200 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    230 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    196 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    201 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    126 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    365 place
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
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  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 13 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.5 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 84 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 7730U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    162 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    230 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    82 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    154 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    54 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    45 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-4790 Intel Core i7-4790
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5025U/7030U
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 7000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.6 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4 GHz left arrow 4.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 8x Zen 3
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.8 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    11.1 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    20 left arrow 8
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow 2000 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4600 left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    1200 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    160 left arrow 512
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 8
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 7730U and Intel Core i7-4790. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 51.2 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-4790 and AMD Ryzen 7 7730U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    84 W left arrow -
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 8 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 15 W
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    - left arrow 15 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-4790 and AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Barcelo (Zen 3)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2014 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow FP6
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Monolithic
  • Codename
    - left arrow Barcelo R
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U 4398.872129 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / linux
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: LENOVO / LNVNB161216
Duration: 227.331 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-4790 and AMD Ryzen 7 7730U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

944.000000
Intel Core i7-4790
1460.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3471.000000
Intel Core i7-4790
7300.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

384.000000
Intel Core i7-4790
2048.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

10355.000000
Intel Core i7-4790
19670.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

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