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£499.98
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AvailabilityMSRP $524
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MSRP $524
AvailabilityMSRP $599
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MSRP $599
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900F 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 i9-14900F is 795 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Core i9-14900F
- Performs up to 8% better in Rust than Core i9-12900K - 272 vs 252 FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-14900F - £327.01 vs £499.98
- Up to 29% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-14900F - £1.30 vs £1.84 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-14900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-14900F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
272
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.84/FPS
71%
Price, £
£499.98
65%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900F Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
Buy for £499.98 on Amazon
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Updated 60 minutes ago
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
252
93%
Value, £/FPS
£1.3/FPS
100%
Price, £
£327.01
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
Buy for £327.01 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 61 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-14900F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-14900F | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-14900F or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
135 FPS
£9.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339.99
In Stock
149 FPS
£14.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,231.48
In Stock
126 FPS
£15.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,986.91
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