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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-14500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-14500 is 795 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600K.
Advantages of Core i5-14500
- Performs up to 2% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-12600K - 239 vs 234 FPS
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-14500 - £238.62 vs £255.36
- Up to 5% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-14500 - £1.02 vs £1.07 per FPS
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel® Core™ i5-14500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.0 GHz
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
234
98%
Value, £/FPS
£1.02/FPS
100%
Price, £
£238.62
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-14500
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-14500 | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 10 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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