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£417.19
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900F outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900F is 734 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i9-14900F - £417.19 vs £499.98
- Up to 12% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-14900F - £3.14 vs £3.57 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-14900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-14900F
- Performs up to 5% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-12900 - 140 vs 133 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
133
95%
Value, £/FPS
£3.14/FPS
100%
Price, £
£417.19
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i9-14900F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
140
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.57/FPS
88%
Price, £
£499.98
83%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900F Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-14900F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Core i9-14900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 24 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-12900 or Core i9-14900F
With selected game settings
85 FPS
£15.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339.99
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97 FPS
£23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,231.48
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85 FPS
£22.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,885
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111 FPS
£21.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,399
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77 FPS
£25.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,986.91
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i9-14900F
With selected game settings
52 FPS
£18.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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82 FPS
£48.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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52 FPS
£32.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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69 FPS
£24.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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78 FPS
£19.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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69 FPS
£26.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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82 FPS
£31.72/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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69 FPS
£36.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£2,537.38
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69 FPS
£26.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
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85 FPS
£41.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
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