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AvailabilityMSRP $589
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MSRP $589
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K 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 i9-14900K is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £145.00 vs £432.97
- Up to 62% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i9-14900K - £0.63 vs £1.67 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 12% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-12400 - 259 vs 231 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 32 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN
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Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
259
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.67/FPS
38%
Price, £
£432.97
33%
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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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400 | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
259 FPS
£15.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
In Stock
250 FPS
£22.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
In Stock
259 FPS
£24.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
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Laptops Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
116 FPS
£13.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,588.88
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