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£346.84
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AvailabilityMSRP $599
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MSRP $599
AvailabilityMSRP $589
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MSRP $589
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 712 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £346.84 vs £432.97
- Up to 15% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-14900K - £2.18 vs £2.55 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 7% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-12900K - 170 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 32 vs 24 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
159
94%
Value, £/FPS
£2.18/FPS
100%
Price, £
£346.84
100%
Value Winner
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 i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
170
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.55/FPS
85%
Price, £
£432.97
80%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
Buy for £432.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 604 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900K | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
170 FPS
£24.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
In Stock
171 FPS
£32.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
In Stock
170 FPS
£37.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
In Stock
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