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Core i7-4790S vs Core i5-12400

Core i7-4790S vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $312

All items are out of stock

Prices and Stock

MSRP $199

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i7-4790S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2795 days newer than Core i7-4790S.

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 62% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-4790S - 144 vs 89 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790S - 12 vs 8 threads
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

Desktop • May 11th, 2014


FPS

89

62%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

144

100%

Value, £/FPS

£17.44/FPS

100%

Price, £

£2511.32

100%

FPS and Value Winner

QNAP TVS-h674 6-Bay Core i5-12400 32GB NAS Enclosure black

Buy for £2,511.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 161 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

Desktop • May 11th, 2014

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

Desktop • May 11th, 2014


Single-Core

1192

55%

Multi-Core

3737

42%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo

Core i7-4790S

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

May 11th, 2014Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i5
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0x
Multiplier25.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

Laptops Using Core i7-4790S or Core i5-12400

With selected game settings

Core i7-4790S and Core i5-12400 Popular Comparisons

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

£739.89

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

£84

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

£488.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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

£208.69

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

£343.97

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

£929.89

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

£204

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

£295

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

£328.01

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

£139.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

£169.39

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

£354.25

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

£238.62

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

£639.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

£326.49

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

£307.67

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

£218.88

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

£433.5

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

£739.89

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

£84

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

£488.99

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

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

£208.69

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

£343.97

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

£929.89

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

£204

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

£295

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

£328.01

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

£139.99

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

£169.39

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

£354.25

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

£238.62

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

£639.99

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

£326.49

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

£307.67

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

£218.88

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

£433.5

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