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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Celeron G4900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G4900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 1311 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G4900.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 22% better in Overwatch 2 than Celeron G4900 - 393 vs 322 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G4900 - 20 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - $50.0 vs $253.44
- Up to 75% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i7-12700K - $0.16 vs $0.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 54 vs 125 Watts
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
393
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
25%
Price, $
$253.44
19%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
FPS
322
81.93384223918575%
Value, $/FPS
$0.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$50
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Celeron® G4900 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.1GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W BX80684G4900
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Single-Core
616
24.338206242591863%
Multi-Core
1051
7.674894114210604%
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | Intel Celeron G4900 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Celeron |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 54 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Celeron G4900
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
193 FPS
$6.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299
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157 FPS
$9.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,449.99
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300 FPS
$7.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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300 FPS
$7.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,147.99
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262 FPS
$4.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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244 FPS
$8.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$1,969
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300 FPS
$4.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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105 FPS
$16.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,689
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105 FPS
$17.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,889
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244 FPS
$6.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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