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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2826 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Core i7-4790K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 12% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-4790K - 147 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $76.80 vs $135.51
- Up to 50% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-4790K - $0.52 vs $1.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 58 vs 88 Watts
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
147
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$76.8
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-4790K or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
7 FPS
$114.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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