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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K is 2744 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 22% better in Valorant than Core i5-4690 - 919 vs 753 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - £106.66 vs £259.76
- Up to 77% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-12700K - £0.14 vs £0.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 84 vs 125 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
919
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
22.580645161290324%
Price, £
£259.76
41%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K Tray LGA1700 3.6 GHz Processor
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Updated 43 minutes ago
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
753
81.93688792165396%
Value, £/FPS
£0.14/FPS
100%
Price, £
£106.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
Buy for £106.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 44 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1191
47.05649940734887%
Multi-Core
3303
24.120052577771286%
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 84 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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