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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F is 2805 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i7-4790K - 205 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $111.34 vs $136.97
- Up to 21% better value when playing Control than Core i7-4790K - $0.54 vs $0.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$111.34
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
202
98.53658536585365%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
79.41176470588235%
Price, $
$136.97
81%
Core i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1387
63.30442720219078%
Multi-Core
4394
49.315375982042646%
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 88 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i7-4790K
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
41 FPS
$15.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$13.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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59 FPS
$16.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$958
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88 FPS
$9.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$799
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95 FPS
$9.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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76 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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41 FPS
$15.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649
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88 FPS
$10.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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106 FPS
$9.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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88 FPS
$10.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$929.98
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