Intel Core i7-4790
VS
AMD FX-6300
Intel Core i7-4790
VS
AMD FX-6300

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Core i7-4790 and AMD FX-6300? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD FX-6300? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.60 GHz
Frequency
3.50 GHz
4
CPU Cores
6
4.00 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.10 GHz
8
CPU Threads
6
Yes
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
Yes
3.80 GHz
Turbo (4 Cores)
no data
Turbo (6 Cores)
4.10 GHz

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD FX-6300. 

Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU name
0.35 GHz
GPU frequency
1.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
7.5
Generation
11.1
DirectX Version
20
Execution units
160
Shader
2 GB
Max. Memory
--
3
Max. displays
22 nm
Technology
Q2/2013
Release date

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
No
Decode
JPEG
No
No
h265 8bit
No
No
h265 10bit
No
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
Decode
VC-1
No
Decode / Encode
AVC
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR3-1600
Memory type
DDR3-1866
32 GB
Max. Memory
32 GB
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
No
3.0
PCIe version
3.0
16
PCIe lanes

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

84 W
TDP
95 W
--
Tjunction max.
71 °C
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

8.00 MB
L3-Cache
8.00 MB
22 nm
Technology
32 nm
Haswell Refresh
Architecture
Vishera
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
AMD-V
LGA 1150
Socket
AM3+
Q2/2014
Release date
Q4/2012
ca. 280 $
Market price
ca. 95 $
no data
Instruction set (ISA)
AMD64
no data
L2-Cache
6.00 MB

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Home PC, Office PC

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i7-4790
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD FX-6300