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Core i9-12900 vs Core i7-14700

Core i9-12900 vs Core i7-14700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz

Buy for £417.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 269 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-14700

2.1 GHz | 20-core

Intel Core i7-14700 Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-14700 Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.4 GHz

Buy for £345 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 268 minutes ago

Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz

Buy for £417.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 269 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i7-14700

2.1 GHz | 20-core

Intel Core i7-14700 Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-14700 Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.4 GHz

Buy for £345 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 268 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-14700 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 i7-14700 is 734 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900.

Advantages of Core i7-14700

  • Performs up to 0% better in F1 22 than Core i9-12900 - 289 vs 288 FPS
  • Up to 17% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £345.00 vs £417.19
  • Up to 18% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i9-12900 - £1.19 vs £1.45 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 28 vs 24 threads
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F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

288

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.45/FPS

82%

Price, £

£417.19

82%

Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz

Buy for £417.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 269 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-14700 Logo
Core i7-14700

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


FPS

289

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.19/FPS

100%

Price, £

£345

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-14700 Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.4 GHz

Buy for £345 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 268 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i7-14700 Logo
Core i7-14700

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

91%

Multi-Core

13044

79%

Intel Core i7-14700 Logo
Core i7-14700

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


Single-Core

2719

100%

Multi-Core

16412

100%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Core i9-12900

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Intel Core i7-14700 Logo

Core i7-14700

Jan 4th, 2022
Jan 8th, 2024
Core i9Core i7
Alder LakeRaptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
16
20
24
28
2.4 GHz
2.1 GHz
5.1 GHz
5.4 GHz
65 WNot Available
10 nm10 nm
24.0x
21.0x
UHD Graphics 770UHD Graphics 770
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