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MSRP $589
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 10% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-12400 - 193 vs 176 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - €349.00 vs €494.19
- Up to 23% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-14900K - €1.98 vs €2.56 per FPS
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
193
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.56/FPS
77%
Price, €
€494.19
70%
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-14900K | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-14900K or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
182 FPS
€14.04/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,555
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178 FPS
€15.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,689.9
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178 FPS
€16.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,905
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108 FPS
€19.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,154.9
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193 FPS
€20.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,899.9
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166 FPS
€15.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,619
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81 FPS
€16.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,299
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81 FPS
€16.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,309.1
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50 FPS
€23.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,198.57
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177 FPS
€22.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€3,959.01
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193 FPS
€24.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€4,699
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166 FPS
€14.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,469.9
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151 FPS
€12.85/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,939.9
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101 FPS
€11.87/FPS
Arc A750
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,199
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50 FPS
€18.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€901.64
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65 FPS
€18.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,189
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173 FPS
€12.57/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,174.9
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142 FPS
€17.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€2,499
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50 FPS
€19.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€999
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65 FPS
€18.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,198.47
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65 FPS
€19.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,298.64
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81 FPS
€19.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,599
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