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£274.27
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $305
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
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MSRP in USD: $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4770S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4770S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 3138 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4770S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4770S
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £274.27 vs £399.99
- Up to 22% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-12900 - £3.27 vs £4.21 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 13% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-4770S - 95 vs 84 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4770S - 24 vs 8 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4770S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
FPS
84
88%
Value, £/FPS
£3.27/FPS
100%
Price, £
£274.27
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4770S Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.1 GHZ 8 MB Cache- BX80646I74770S
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Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
Buy for £399.99 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4770S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4770S | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| 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 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4770S or Core i9-12900
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
33 FPS
£31.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,054.4
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48 FPS
£36.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,774.51
In Stock
59 FPS
£71.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,201.24
In Stock
59 FPS
£67.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
In Stock
59 FPS
£56.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,349
In Stock
59 FPS
£33.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999
In Stock
48 FPS
£35.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
In Stock
62 FPS
£56.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
In Stock
48 FPS
£38.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
In Stock
62 FPS
£59.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
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