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£209.99
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Prices and StockMSRP $312
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MSRP $312
Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2805 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Core i7-4790
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £209.99 vs £2511.32
- Up to 91% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-12400 - £1.06 vs £11.74 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 8% better in Valheim than Core i7-4790 - 214 vs 198 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 12 vs 8 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
198
93%
Value, £/FPS
£1.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£209.99
100%
Value Winner
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Laptops Using Core i7-4790 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
90 FPS
£17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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