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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 i9-12900K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-14700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i7-14700KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Valorant than Core i9-12900K - 986 vs 932 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £326.15 vs £346.84
- Up to 11% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-12900K - £0.33 vs £0.37 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 28 vs 24 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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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Core i7-14700KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
986
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.33/FPS
100%
Price, £
£326.15
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core™ i7-14700KF Computer Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-14700KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900K | vs | Core i7-14700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 20 |
| 24 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900K or Core i7-14700KF
With selected game settings
950 FPS
£2.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i7-14700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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