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Intel Core i7-12650H vs Intel Core i7-4790. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Core i7-12650H
Intel Core i7-12650H
Released
Q2/2014
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-4790
Intel Core i7-4790

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-12650H or Intel Core i7-4790? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-12650H has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 10 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i7-4790 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 84 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    188 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    6 times more cores

    10 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15% better overclocked clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 84 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-12650H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    106 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    185 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    212 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    100 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    665 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 36% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4790 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    308 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    274 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    347 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    295 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    487 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    408 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    557 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    682 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    953 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    80 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    237 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    103 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    226 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    117 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    525 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
Intel Core i7-4790 Intel Core i7-4790
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000H left arrow Intel Core i 4000
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 4
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • Frequency
    2.30 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (64 EU) left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • GPU frequency
    0.40 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.40 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    48 left arrow 20
  • Shader
    512 left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 7.5
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-4790 and Intel Core i7-12650H. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-12650H and Intel Core i7-4790 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    45 W left arrow 84 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    115 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-12650H and Intel Core i7-12650H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    9.50 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    24.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake H left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q2/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-12650H and Intel Core i7-4790.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
1434
Intel Core i7-12650H
384
Intel Core i7-4790

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