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£169.39
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900F is 795 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600KF.
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-14900F - £169.39 vs £499.98
- Up to 65% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-14900F - £0.76 vs £2.16 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900F
- Performs up to 5% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-12600KF - 232 vs 222 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 32 vs 16 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
222
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.76/FPS
100%
Price, £
£169.39
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Core i9-14900F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
232
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.16/FPS
35%
Price, £
£499.98
33%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900F Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-14900F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600KF | vs | Core i9-14900F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 24 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-12600KF or Core i9-14900F
With selected game settings
87 FPS
£15.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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106 FPS
£21.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,231.48
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73 FPS
£27.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,986.91
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