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Core i7-4500U vs Core i9-12900K

Core i7-4500U vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $599

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i7-4500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 3075 days newer than Core i7-4500U.

Advantages of Core i7-4500U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 15% better in Rocket League than Core i7-4500U - 786 vs 686 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4500U - 24 vs 4 threads
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Rocket League

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Core i7-4500U Logo
Core i7-4500U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013


FPS

686

87%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

786

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Core i7-4500U Logo
Core i7-4500U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4500U Logo
Core i7-4500U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013


Single-Core

770

29%

Multi-Core

1454

9%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i7-4500U Logo

Core i7-4500U

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Jun 4th, 2013
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7Core i9
HaswellAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168Intel Socket 1700
Mobile
Desktop
2
16
4
24
1.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
3.0 GHz
5.2 GHz
15 W
125 W
22 nm
10 nm
18.0x
32.0x
Intel HD 4400UHD Graphics 770
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Yes

PCs Using Core i7-4500U or Core i9-12900K

With selected game settings

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