Core i5-12600KF vs Core i9-14900 - How Many FPS France

Prices and Stock
MSRP $264

Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-14900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 795 days older than the more expensive Core i9-14900.

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - $128.82 vs $521.59
Up to 75% better value when playing Stray than Core i9-14900 - $0.69 vs $2.77 per FPS

Advantages of Core i9-14900

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 32 vs 16 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

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Stray

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

188

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.69/FPS

100%

Price, €

€128.82

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for €128.82 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 361 minutes ago

Core i9-14900

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

FPS

188

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.77/FPS

25%

Price, €

€521.59

24%

Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz

Buy for €521.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 360 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Core i9-14900

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

1920 x 1080

Very High

316

FPS

370

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

902

FPS

955

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Ultra

183

FPS

194

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

358

FPS

377

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Maximum

219

FPS

232

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2520

87%

Multi-Core

12313

70%

Core i9-14900

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

Single-Core

2888

100%

Multi-Core

17601

100%

Core i5-12600KF	vs	Core i9-14900
Nov 4th, 2021	Release Date	Jan 8th, 2024
Core i5	Collection	Core i9
Alder Lake	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	24
16	Threads	32
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.0 GHz
4.9 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.8 GHz
125 W	TDP	Not Available
10 nm	Process Size	10 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	20.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
Yes	Overclockable	No