Assault rifle

AK74 vs M4

The M4 kills faster: 225 ms against 277 ms for the AK74, on a 100 HP target with no armor and every shot landing. The AK74 is $1,200 cheaper, which matters when every death costs you the gun. They use different ammo: 5.45x39mm and 5.56x45mm.

Stat	AK74	M4
Damage	26	28 (better)
RPM	650	800 (better)
DPS	282	373 (better)
Shots to kill	4	4
Time to kill	277 ms	225 ms (better)
Price	$1,600 (better)	$2,800
Caliber	5.45x39mm	5.56x45mm
Stats won	1	4

Yellow marks the better value. DPS, shots to kill and time to kill are best case numbers.

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