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Prices and StockMSRP $97
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MSRP $97
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2826 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Core i7-4790
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 15% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-4790 - 195 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $69.19 vs $86.21
- Up to 31% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-4790 - $0.35 vs $0.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 58 vs 84 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
195
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.35/FPS
100%
Price, €
€69.19
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-4790 or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
67 FPS
€10.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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