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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 2795 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 97% better in League of Legends than Core i7-4790S - 272 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i7-4790S - $111.99 vs $117.23
- Up to 52% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-4790S - $0.41 vs $0.85 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790S - 12 vs 8 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-4790S Processor (8M Cache, 3.2 GHz) BX80646I74790S
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
272
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$111.99
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4790S or Core i5-12400F
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
251 FPS
$5.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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251 FPS
$3.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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251 FPS
$3.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$859
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249 FPS
$4.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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247 FPS
$2.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$705.59
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249 FPS
$4.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,047.99
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247 FPS
$4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$989
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253 FPS
$3.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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257 FPS
$6.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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251 FPS
$4.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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