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MSRP $549
Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 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 i9-14900 is 734 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 13% better in Valorant than Core i5-12400 - 982 vs 870 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - $129.34 vs $517.79
- Up to 72% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-14900 - $0.15 vs $0.53 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
870
89%
Value, €/FPS
€0.15/FPS
100%
Price, €
€129.34
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Updated 7312 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-14900 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | 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 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-14900 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
767 FPS
€2.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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716 FPS
€2.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,701.8
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766 FPS
€2.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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€2,071.17
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515 FPS
€1.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€834.86
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767 FPS
€2.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,755.86
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568 FPS
€1.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€731.9
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512 FPS
€1.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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716 FPS
€2.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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834 FPS
€2.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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€2,402.69
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568 FPS
€1.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€823.14
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