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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-14900K is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - $334.39 vs $351.43
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 7% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i9-12900 - 211 vs 197 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i9-12900 - $1.85 vs $1.88 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
211
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.85/FPS
100%
Price, €
€390.09
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 24 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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