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£208.88
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $350
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MSRP in USD: $350
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 2826 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £208.88 vs £250.97
- Up to 12% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i7-12700 - £0.92 vs £1.05 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 5% better in Fortnite than Core i7-4790K - 238 vs 226 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 16 vs 8 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
226
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.92/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
238
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.05/FPS
87%
Price, £
£250.97
83%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
Buy for £250.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 19022 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4790K or Core i7-12700
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
114 FPS
£13.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,532.99
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125 FPS
£19.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,427.99
In Stock
107 FPS
£10.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,155.26
In Stock
90 FPS
£20.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,838.65
In Stock
107 FPS
£12.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,285.99
In Stock
90 FPS
£7.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£665.23
In Stock
114 FPS
£10.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,233.99
In Stock
90 FPS
£19.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
In Stock
90 FPS
£17.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
In Stock
62 FPS
£17.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,055.45
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