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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900F outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900F is 795 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900KF.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-14900F - £260.26 vs £499.98
- Up to 47% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-14900F - £1.71 vs £3.20 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900F
- Performs up to 3% better in Metro Exodus than Core i9-12900KF - 156 vs 152 FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
152
97%
Value, £/FPS
£1.71/FPS
100%
Price, £
£260.26
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Intel® Core™ i9-14900F Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-14900F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KF | vs | Core i9-14900F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Core i9-14900F
With selected game settings
130 FPS
£15.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,039
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91 FPS
£16.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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111 FPS
£14.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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104 FPS
£15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599.96
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59 FPS
£22.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339.99
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71 FPS
£16.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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55 FPS
£23.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
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91 FPS
£15.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,409.99
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131 FPS
£16.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,099.94
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131 FPS
£17.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,279.94
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117 FPS
£16.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,899.96
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70 FPS
£21.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,479.99
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104 FPS
£15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,559.99
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74 FPS
£30.16/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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49 FPS
£40.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,986.91
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45 FPS
£29.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£1,313.06
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