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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-14500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-14500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 795 days older than the cheaper Core i5-14500.
Advantages of Core i5-14500
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £255.36 vs £330.99
- Up to 22% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-12900K - £1.66 vs £2.14 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 1% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-14500 - 155 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-14500 - 24 vs 20 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-14500
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
154
99%
Value, £/FPS
£1.66/FPS
100%
Price, £
£255.36
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-14500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.0 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 93 minutes ago
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
155
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.14/FPS
78%
Price, £
£330.99
77%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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In Stock
Updated 93 minutes ago
Trending Games
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-14500
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-14500 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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