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£209.99
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MSRP $599
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 2744 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790.
Advantages of Core i7-4790
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £209.99 vs £346.84
- Up to 38% better value when playing Stray than Core i9-12900K - £1.15 vs £1.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 84 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Stray than Core i7-4790 - 189 vs 183 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 24 vs 8 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
183
97%
Value, £/FPS
£1.15/FPS
100%
Price, £
£209.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I7-4790 CPU 3.6 GHz / LGA1150 / 8 MB Cache Tray C
Buy for £209.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7150 minutes ago
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
189
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.84/FPS
62%
Price, £
£346.84
60%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
Buy for £346.84 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7150 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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