Core i5-12600KF vs Core i7-4790S

Prices and Stock
MSRP $264

Intel Core i5-12600KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 (6P+4E) core fino a 4,9 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Prices and Stock
MSRP $312

All items are out of stock

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Core i7-4790S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 2734 days newer than Core i7-4790S.

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

Performs up to 17% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-4790S - 202 vs 172 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790S - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i7-4790S

Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Resident Evil 4.

Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

202

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.9/FPS

100%

Price, €

€182

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 (6P+4E) core fino a 4,9 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for €182 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2330 minutes ago

Core i7-4790S

Desktop • May 11th, 2014

FPS

172

85%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Core i7-4790S

Desktop • May 11th, 2014

1920 x 1080

Very High

514

FPS

335

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

241

FPS

223

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

911

FPS

753

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

311

FPS

138

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

155

FPS

124

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Core i7-4790S

Desktop • May 11th, 2014

Single-Core

1192

48%

Multi-Core

3737

31%

Core i5-12600KF	vs	Core i7-4790S
Nov 4th, 2021	Release Date	May 11th, 2014
Core i5	Collection	Core i7
Alder Lake	Codename	Haswell
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1150
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	4
16	Threads	8
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
4.9 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.0 GHz
125 W	TDP	65 W
10 nm	Process Size	22 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD 4600
Yes	Overclockable	No

PCs Using Core i5-12600KF or Core i7-4790S

With selected game settings

EMCA4 Computer PC

94 FPS

€9.24/FPS

GeForce RTX 4060

Core i5-12600KF

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€869

In Stock

VIST Black PC

94 FPS

€11.49/FPS

GeForce RTX 4060

Core i5-12600KF

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€1,079.9

In Stock

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My Games

Counter-Strike 2

Fortnite

Valorant

League of Legends

Grand Theft Auto V

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