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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 2805 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €399.9 vs €520.52
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 32% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-4790K - 158 vs 120 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 24 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel i7-4790K Core Prozessor (4.00 GHz, Max. Turbo 4.4 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 88Watt)
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Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1387
56.08572583906187%
Multi-Core
4394
33.68598589389758%
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790K or Core i9-12900
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
€17.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,745.64
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100 FPS
€14.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,488
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104 FPS
€20.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,099
In Stock
100 FPS
€17.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,780
In Stock
100 FPS
€14.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,449
In Stock
111 FPS
€18.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,057.1
In Stock
111 FPS
€15.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,763
In Stock
100 FPS
€17.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,780
In Stock
133 FPS
€19.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,599
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104 FPS
€31.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,299
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