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€425.19
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $589
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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 Intel Core i9-12900K
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - €425.19 vs €613.93
- Up to 16% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-14900K - €1.25 vs €1.49 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 22% better in League of Legends than Core i9-12900K - 413 vs 339 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 32 vs 24 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
339
82%
Value, €/FPS
€1.25/FPS
100%
Price, €
€425.19
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor-BX8071512900K
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Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
413
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.49/FPS
83%
Price, €
€613.93
69%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
Buy for €613.93 on Amazon
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Updated 669 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel 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 |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i9-14900K
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
407 FPS
€7.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,199
In Stock
413 FPS
€8.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,514.9
In Stock
407 FPS
€6.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,689.9
In Stock
403 FPS
€6.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,749
In Stock
317 FPS
€4.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,399
In Stock
317 FPS
€4.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,369
In Stock
413 FPS
€12.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€5,339.91
In Stock
320 FPS
€5.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,619
In Stock
315 FPS
€4.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,329
In Stock
333 FPS
€7.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,479
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