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Core i5-12500E vs Core i9-14900K

Core i5-12500E vs Core i9-14900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-14900K

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Buy for £433.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 96 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-14900K

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Buy for £433.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 96 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms Core i5-12500E on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 629 days newer than Core i5-12500E.

Advantages of Core i9-14900K

  • Performs up to 19% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-12500E - 784 vs 659 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500E - 32 vs 12 threads
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12500E Logo
Core i5-12500E

Desktop • Jan 26th, 2022


FPS

659

84%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


FPS

784

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.55/FPS

100%

Price, £

£433.5

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Buy for £433.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 96 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12500E Logo
Core i5-12500E

Desktop • Jan 26th, 2022

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12500E Logo
Core i5-12500E

Desktop • Jan 26th, 2022


Single-Core

2189

71%

Multi-Core

9152

44%

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


Single-Core

3101

100%

Multi-Core

21000

100%

Intel Core i5-12500E Logo

Core i5-12500E

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo

Core i9-14900K

Jan 26th, 2022Release Date
Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Alder LakeCodenameRaptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
24
12Threads
32
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
6.0 GHz
Not AvailableTDPNot Available
10 nmProcess Size10 nm
29.0xMultiplier
32.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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