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€277.81
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AvailabilityMSRP $233
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MSRP $233
AvailabilityMSRP $409
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MSRP $409
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-14700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-14700K is 630 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600.
Advantages of Core i5-12600
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-14700K - €277.81 vs €394.20
- Up to 21% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i7-14700K - €1.13 vs €1.43 per FPS
Advantages of Core i7-14700K
- Performs up to 13% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i5-12600 - 276 vs 245 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 28 vs 12 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
245
89%
Value, €/FPS
€1.13/FPS
100%
Price, €
€277.81
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop-Prozessor 18 MB Cache, bis zu 4,80 GHz
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Updated 171 minutes ago
Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
276
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.43/FPS
79%
Price, €
€394.2
70%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-14700K Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz
Buy for €394.2 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 170 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600 | vs | Core i7-14700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 20 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12600 or Core i7-14700K
With selected game settings
149 FPS
€11.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-14700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,777.9
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220 FPS
€10.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i7-14700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,364.9
In Stock
220 FPS
€11.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i7-14700K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,499
In Stock
187 FPS
€11.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-14700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,079
In Stock
187 FPS
€13.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-14700K
16 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€2,514.67
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