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€210
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AvailabilityMSRP $212
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MSRP $212
AvailabilityMSRP $589
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MSRP $589
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - €210.00 vs €494.19
- Up to 55% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i9-14900K - €0.66 vs €1.46 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 7% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-12500 - 339 vs 317 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 32 vs 12 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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Updated 535 minutes ago
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
339
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.46/FPS
45%
Price, €
€494.19
42%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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Updated 537 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500 | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
310 FPS
€8.24/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,555
In Stock
299 FPS
€9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,689.9
In Stock
299 FPS
€9.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,905
In Stock
163 FPS
€13.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,154.9
In Stock
339 FPS
€11.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,899.9
In Stock
273 FPS
€9.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,619
In Stock
298 FPS
€13.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€3,959.01
In Stock
339 FPS
€13.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€4,699
In Stock
273 FPS
€9.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,469.9
In Stock
243 FPS
€7.98/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,939.9
In Stock
287 FPS
€7.58/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,174.9
In Stock
226 FPS
€11.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€2,499
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Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
147 FPS
€10.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,484.98
In Stock
84 FPS
€8.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€699
In Stock
84 FPS
€9.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
In Stock
119 FPS
€16.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,920.23
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