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€467.41
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MSRP $589
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 712 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - €467.41 vs €511.00
- Up to 4% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i9-14900K - €0.86 vs €0.90 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 4% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i9-12900K - 565 vs 542 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 32 vs 24 threads
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
542
96%
Value, €/FPS
€0.86/FPS
100%
Price, €
€467.41
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K
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Intel® Core™ i9-14900K 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
Nightmare
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900K | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 24 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900K or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
473 FPS
€6.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,937
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565 FPS
€6.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,894.9
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473 FPS
€5.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,749.9
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424 FPS
€6.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,619
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494 FPS
€5.15/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,544.9
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261 FPS
€8.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,154.9
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426 FPS
€4.92/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,094.9
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565 FPS
€8.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€4,699
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325 FPS
€5.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899.9
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542 FPS
€6.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,777
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