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Core i7-4790 vs Core i7-12700F

Core i7-4790 vs Core i7-12700F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms Core i7-4790 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 2805 days newer than Core i7-4790.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F

  • Performs up to 16% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-4790 - 128 vs 110 FPS
  • Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 65 vs 84 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790 - 20 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Alan Wake 2.
Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

110

85%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

128

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.14/FPS

100%

Price, €

€273.5

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 25M, fino a 4,90 GHz

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In Stock

Updated 312 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1221

51%

Multi-Core

3852

33%

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2362

100%

Multi-Core

11527

100%

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo

Intel Core i7-4790

vs
Intel Core i7-12700F Logo

Intel Core i7-12700F

May 1st, 2014Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i7
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
20
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.1 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
84 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
36.0x
Multiplier21.0x
Intel HD 4600
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i7-4790 or Core i7-12700F

Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High

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