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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4790T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 2826 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790T.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790T
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - $149.88 vs $241.92
- Up to 29% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-12700 - $1.09 vs $1.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700 - 45 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 15% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-4790T - 158 vs 137 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790T - 16 vs 8 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790T
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
137
86.70886075949366%
Value, $/FPS
$1.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$149.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel CORE I7-4790T 2.70GHZ SKT1150 6MB Cache Tray, CM8064601561513 (SKT1150 6MB Cache Tray)
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
158
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.53/FPS
71.24183006535948%
Price, $
$241.92
61%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25MB Cache up to 4.90GHz
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Updated 3715 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790T
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790T
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1150
50.15263846489315%
Multi-Core
3381
31.363636363636367%
Intel Core i7-4790T | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4790T or Core i7-12700
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
69 FPS
$18.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,298.88
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74 FPS
$33.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,475.91
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39 FPS
$34.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
40 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,339.99
In Stock
58 FPS
$15.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$880
In Stock
39 FPS
$38.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
40 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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74 FPS
$28.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,093.49
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58 FPS
$20.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199
In Stock
78 FPS
$16.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,249.37
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39 FPS
$29.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
40 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149
In Stock
58 FPS
$14.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$849.49
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