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AvailabilityMSRP $319
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MSRP $319
AvailabilityMSRP $289
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MSRP $289
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-14600K is 712 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-12600K.
Advantages of Core i5-14600K
- Performs up to 4% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-12600K - 188 vs 181 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - £227.97 vs £238.61
- Up to 8% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-12600K - £1.21 vs £1.32 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 20 vs 16 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
188
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.21/FPS
100%
Price, £
£227.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.3 GHz
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INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-14600K | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | 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 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-14600K or Core i5-12600K
With selected game settings
137 FPS
£21.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-14600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,900
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103 FPS
£24.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-14600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,500
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