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Core i7-4770K vs Core i9-12900K

Core i7-4770K vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i7-4770K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 3077 days newer than Core i7-4770K.

Advantages of Core i7-4770K

  • Consumes up to 33% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 84 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 55% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-4770K - 535 vs 345 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4770K - 24 vs 8 threads
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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-4770K Logo
Core i7-4770K

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013


FPS

345

64%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.52/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$179.21

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-4770K Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.5 GHZ 8 MB Cache BX80646I74770K

Buy for CA$179.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 92 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

535

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-4770K Logo
Core i7-4770K

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4770K Logo
Core i7-4770K

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013


Single-Core

1265

48%

Multi-Core

4058

26%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i7-4770K Logo

Core i7-4770K

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Jun 2nd, 2013Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7CollectionCore i9
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
24
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
84 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
35.0x
Multiplier32.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using Core i7-4770K or Core i9-12900K

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