Intel Core i9 7960X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (22MB vs 20MB)
Intel Core i5 12490F 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.8GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)