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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-14600KF is 651 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-14600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i5-14600KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i9-12900 - 194 vs 191 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £225.54 vs £439.70
- Up to 50% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i9-12900 - £1.16 vs £2.30 per FPS
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
194
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.16/FPS
100%
Price, £
£225.54
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-14600KF Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.3 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Core i5-14600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 14 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-14600KF
With selected game settings
51 FPS
£19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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85 FPS
£47.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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70 FPS
£24.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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51 FPS
£33.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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81 FPS
£18.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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70 FPS
£26.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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85 FPS
£30.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,568.67
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70 FPS
£36.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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70 FPS
£25.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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88 FPS
£39.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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