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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Core i5-12500 - 209 vs 205 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - €298.2 vs €507.89
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2311
74.5243469848436%
Multi-Core
9079
43.233333333333334%
Intel Core i9-14900K | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
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 | 3.0 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-14900K or Core i5-12500
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
88 FPS
€12.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,088.01
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94 FPS
€15.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,426.59
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50 FPS
€13.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€699
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50 FPS
€15.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
In Stock
74 FPS
€17.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,293.41
In Stock
209 FPS
€18.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,809.9
In Stock
183 FPS
€14.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,654.9
In Stock
183 FPS
€15.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,839
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166 FPS
€15.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,547
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209 FPS
€25.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€5,417.88
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