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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 2805 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £44.88 vs £403.96
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 39% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-4690 - 158 vs 114 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 24 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
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Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1191
48.16012939749292%
Multi-Core
3303
25.32198712051518%
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-4690 or Core i9-12900
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
104 FPS
£16.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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71 FPS
£24.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,734.57
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104 FPS
£38.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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104 FPS
£30.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,206.27
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111 FPS
£26.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,899.99
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89 FPS
£19.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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100 FPS
£14.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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133 FPS
£13.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,773.67
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89 FPS
£20.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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89 FPS
£22.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999.99
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