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Best Bench: 80% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 58% Great: 80%

SPEED RANK: 380^th / 1442

Gaming 71%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 69%

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Best Bench: 80% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)

Poor: 58% Great: 80%

SPEED RANK: 371^st / 1442

Gaming 71%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 58%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		71 %			71.4 %	+1%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	70.1 Pts		82.6 Pts	Lower memory latency. +18%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	103 Pts	+5%	98.4 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	202 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +8%	187 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	386 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +18%	327 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	674 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +40%	482 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	79.7 Pts		93.6 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +17%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	116 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +6%	109 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	226 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +6%	214 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	444 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +18%	377 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	813 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +48%	551 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.04 %		0.8 %	Insanely higher market share. +1,900%
Value Value For Money	75.3 %		87.1 %	Better value. +16%
User Rating UBM User Rating	70 %	More popular. +15%	61 %
Price Price (score)	$225		$135	Much cheaper. +40%


Age Newest	85 Months	More recent. +29%	119 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		84 Watts	More energy efficient. +12%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%	8 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +36%	22 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz		3.6 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.8 GHz		4 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +5%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1183 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +113%	556 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1032 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +108%	495 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen	Haswell
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	FCLGA1150
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	HD 4600

The AMD Ryzen 7 1700X isn't due for release until next week but two of our users have already submitted benchmarks. Comparing the quad and single core scores from our samples shows a relative 4.3% boost on the single core score so it’s possible that turbo wasn’t fully engaged (12% turbo boost expected). These preliminary results are seriously impressive as they put Zen’s IPC between 0% and 9% below Intel’s Kaby Lake. Even in the worst case scenario these results are still impressive. Comparing Intel’s $1,000 6900K and the 1700X shows that AMD delivers comparable performance for half the price! A shake-up of the CPU market will unfold as Zen rolls out. If Ryzen CPUs can overclock to 4.6+ GHz they will likely dominate the entire market putting a very welcome end to the monotonous tick-tock of recent years. ^{[Feb '17 CPUPro]}

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The Core i7-4790 is the third upgrade to Intel's flagship quad core hyper-threaded CPU. This version, like its predecessor the i7-4771, gets a 100 MHz bump in stock frequency and additionally the i7-4790 also gets a 100 MHz turbo frequency bump. These improvements (~4%) are marginal and practically impossible to discern in day to day use. Looking at a benchmark comparison between the 4771 and 4790 verifies that there is little difference between the two CPUs. Although the i7-4790 isn't much of a step forward, it's still one of the best (locked) mainstream processors on the market. AMD hasn't been able to compete with Intel on single threaded performance for several years, consequently Intel have no need to push the envelope. Overclockers should wait for the 4790K which is rumoured to be released shortly. ^{[May '14 CPUPro]}

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