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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4690K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2712 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690K.
Advantages of Core i5-4690K
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - $54.00 vs $195.00
- Up to 62% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-12700K - $0.47 vs $1.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 88 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 37% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-4690K - 159 vs 116 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 20 vs 4 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690K | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-4690K or Core i7-12700K
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100 FPS
$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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