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€260.17
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AvailabilityMSRP $319
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-14600K is 712 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Core i5-14600K
- Performs up to 3% better in Dota 2 than Core i9-12900K - 263 vs 255 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €260.17 vs €467.41
- Up to 46% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-12900K - €0.99 vs €1.83 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-14600K - 24 vs 20 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
263
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.99/FPS
100%
Price, €
€260.17
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Gaming-Desktop-Prozessor, 14 Kerne (6 P-Kerne + 8 E-Kerne) mit integrierter Grafik - Freigeschaltet
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Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-14600K | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-14600K or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
253 FPS
€8.34/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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230 FPS
€8.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,909.9
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255 FPS
€14.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,784.9
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237 FPS
€11.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,784.08
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249 FPS
€6.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-14600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,659.9
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255 FPS
€15.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,919.9
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