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Core i5-4690S vs Core i7-12700K

Core i5-4690S vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £208.71 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £208.71 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 56 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i5-4690S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2744 days newer than Core i5-4690S.

Advantages of Core i5-4690S

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 26% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-4690S - 220 vs 174 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690S - 20 vs 4 threads
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Intel Core i5-4690S Logo
Core i5-4690S

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

174

79%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

220

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.95/FPS

100%

Price, £

£208.71

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £208.71 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 56 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-4690S Logo
Core i5-4690S

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4690S Logo
Core i5-4690S

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1122

44%

Multi-Core

3299

24%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i5-4690S Logo

Core i5-4690S

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

May 1st, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i7
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
4Threads
20
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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