Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 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 i5-12600 is 2816 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 4% better in Stray than Core i7-4790S - 189 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 0% cheaper than Core i7-4790S - $273.49 vs $274.5
- Up to 4% better value when playing Stray than Core i7-4790S - $1.45 vs $1.51 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790S - 12 vs 8 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$273.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $273.49 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7958 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
---|---|---|
May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 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 | 3.3 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
No | Overclockable | No |