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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 795 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600KF.
Advantages of Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 5% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-12600KF - 207 vs 197 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 32 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - £169.39 vs £570.81
- Up to 69% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i9-14900 - £0.86 vs £2.76 per FPS
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
197
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.86/FPS
100%
Price, £
£169.39
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Updated 7109 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-14900 | vs | Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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