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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 8% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-12400 - 100 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £145.00 vs £432.97
- Up to 64% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-14900K - £1.56 vs £4.33 per FPS
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
100
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.33/FPS
36%
Price, £
£432.97
33%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-14900K | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-14900K or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
100 FPS
£41.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
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101 FPS
£55.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
In Stock
100 FPS
£63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
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Laptops Using Core i9-14900K or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
54 FPS
£29.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,588.88
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