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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF.
Advantages of Core i5-14600K
- Performs up to 5% better in Rust than Core i9-12900KF - 261 vs 248 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £227.97 vs £260.26
- Up to 17% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900KF - £0.87 vs £1.05 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-14600K - 24 vs 20 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
261
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.87/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™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-14600K | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | 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 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-14600K or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
148 FPS
£10.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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174 FPS
£9.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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203 FPS
£10.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,039
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127 FPS
£9.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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111 FPS
£11.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
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148 FPS
£9.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,409.99
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204 FPS
£10.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,099.94
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165 FPS
£9.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599.96
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204 FPS
£11.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,279.94
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182 FPS
£10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,899.96
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126 FPS
£11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,399.99
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165 FPS
£9.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,539.99
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161 FPS
£18.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-14600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,900
In Stock
124 FPS
£20.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-14600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,500
In Stock
102 FPS
£12.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£1,313.06
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