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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4770K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 3077 days newer than the more expensive 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 29% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-4770K - 255 vs 198 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-4770K - $230.09 vs $241.88
- Up to 26% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-4770K - $1.00 vs $1.36 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4770K - 24 vs 8 threads
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Intel Core i7 I7-4770K 3.5 GHz Processor BXF80646I74770K
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
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255
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Price, €
€255.4
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Core i7-4770K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4770K | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| 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 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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