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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2805 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790T.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790T
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 45 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 6% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-4790T - 191 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i7-4790T - $132.72 vs $149.88
- Up to 17% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-4790T - $0.69 vs $0.83 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790T - 12 vs 8 threads
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790T
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
180
94.24083769633508%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
83.13253012048193%
Price, $
$149.88
88%
Intel CORE I7-4790T 2.70GHZ SKT1150 6MB Cache Tray, CM8064601561513 (SKT1150 6MB Cache Tray)
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$132.72
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-4790T
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790T
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1150
52.77650298301973%
Multi-Core
3381
38.21634452356731%
Intel Core i7-4790T | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 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 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4790T or Core i5-12400
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
75 FPS
$11.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$845
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87 FPS
$11.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,010.25
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87 FPS
$13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
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87 FPS
$10.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
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74 FPS
$12.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$919.99
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75 FPS
$13.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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75 FPS
$12.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$959
In Stock
74 FPS
$13.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$969
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75 FPS
$13.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,029
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87 FPS
$15.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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