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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-14700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-14700KF is 712 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Core i7-14700KF
- Performs up to 7% better in Rust than Core i9-12900K - 269 vs 252 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £330.28 vs £346.84
- Up to 11% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900K - £1.23 vs £1.38 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 28 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-14700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-14700KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
269
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.23/FPS
100%
Price, £
£330.28
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core™ i7-14700KF Computer Processor
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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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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-14700KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-14700KF | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
20 | Cores | 16 |
28 | Threads | 24 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-14700KF or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
226 FPS
£11.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i7-14700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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