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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-12700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-12700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 795 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700K.
Advantages of Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 9% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-12700K - 216 vs 199 FPS
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - £211.23 vs £570.81
- Up to 60% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i9-14900 - £1.06 vs £2.64 per FPS
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
199
92%
Value, £/FPS
£1.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£211.23
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-14900 | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 12 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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