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€390.09
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MSRP $589
Prices and StockMSRP $174
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MSRP $174
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400F.
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 60% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-12400F - 91 vs 57 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i5-12400F
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - $99.65 vs $390.09
- Up to 59% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-14900K - $1.75 vs $4.29 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
91
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.29/FPS
41%
Price, €
€390.09
25%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
57
63%
Value, €/FPS
€1.75/FPS
100%
Price, €
€99.65
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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Updated 7264 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-14900K | vs | Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
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 | 2.5 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-14900K or Core i5-12400F
With selected game settings
3 FPS
€258.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€774.23
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52 FPS
€41.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,147.73
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75 FPS
€34.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,612.6
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3 FPS
€255.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€765.76
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3 FPS
€315.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€945.94
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66 FPS
€54.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
€765.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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27 FPS
€66.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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1 FPS
€720.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€720.71
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52 FPS
€48.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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€2,510.81
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