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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4690 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 2805 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 17% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-4690 - 198 vs 169 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 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - £68.88 vs £235.96
- Up to 66% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-12700F - £0.41 vs £1.19 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
198
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.19/FPS
34%
Price, £
£235.96
29%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
169
85%
Value, £/FPS
£0.41/FPS
100%
Price, £
£68.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
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Updated 19242 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700F or Core i5-4690
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
158 FPS
£11.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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98 FPS
£11.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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136 FPS
£10.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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98 FPS
£11.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
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98 FPS
£10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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