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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900KF is 712 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600KF.
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - €202.51 vs €468.37
- Up to 53% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i9-14900KF - €1.01 vs €2.15 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900KF
- Performs up to 9% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-12600KF - 218 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 32 vs 16 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
200
92%
Value, €/FPS
€1.01/FPS
100%
Price, €
€202.51
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3,6GHz LGA1700 Box
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Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
218
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.15/FPS
47%
Price, €
€468.37
43%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600KF | vs | Core i9-14900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
| 10 | Cores | 24 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-12600KF or Core i9-14900KF
With selected game settings
198 FPS
€11.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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216 FPS
€13.03/FPS
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Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,814.9
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215 FPS
€16.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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218 FPS
€18.19/FPS
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Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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198 FPS
€12.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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208 FPS
€11.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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198 FPS
€10.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,099
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218 FPS
€17.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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185 FPS
€11.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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216 FPS
€13.22/FPS
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Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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