Core i9-12900KS vs Core i7-14700KF

Prices and Stock
MSRP $739

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $384

Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) - Unlocked

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-14700KF outperforms Core i9-12900KS on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-14700KF is 560 days newer than Core i9-12900KS.

Advantages of Core i9-12900KS

Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-14700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-14700KF

Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-12900KS - 344 vs 338 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 28 vs 24 threads

This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

FPS

338

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Core i7-14700KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

FPS

344

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.84/FPS

100%

Price, €

€288.28

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) - Unlocked

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

Core i7-14700KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

1920 x 1080

Very High

587

FPS

546

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

247

FPS

243

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

986

FPS

943

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

392

FPS

349

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

167

FPS

160

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

Single-Core

2692

90%

Multi-Core

16223

84%

Core i7-14700KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Single-Core

2975

100%

Multi-Core

19234

100%

Core i9-12900KS	vs	Core i7-14700KF
Apr 5th, 2022	Release Date	Oct 17th, 2023
Core i9	Collection	Core i7
Alder Lake	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
16	Cores	20
24	Threads	28
3.4 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz
5.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.6 GHz
150 W	TDP	Not Available
10 nm	Process Size	10 nm
34.0x	Multiplier	34.0x
UHD Graphics 770	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes