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£207.67
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AvailabilityMSRP $409
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MSRP $409
AvailabilityMSRP $589
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MSRP $589
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-12700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 712 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700K.
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £207.67 vs £432.97
- Up to 49% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-14900K - £0.84 vs £1.66 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 6% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-12700K - 261 vs 247 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 32 vs 20 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
247
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£207.67
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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In Stock
Updated 520 minutes ago
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
261
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.66/FPS
51%
Price, £
£432.97
47%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
Buy for £432.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 520 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700K | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 24 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
261 FPS
£15.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
In Stock
250 FPS
£22.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
In Stock
261 FPS
£24.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
In Stock
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