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Core i9-14900K vs Core i5-12400F

Core i9-14900K vs Core i5-12400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i9-14900K

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Buy for £435.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7302 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-14900K

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Buy for £435.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7302 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 651 days newer than Core i5-12400F.

Advantages of Core i9-14900K

  • Performs up to 8% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-12400F - 134 vs 124 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 32 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
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This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


FPS

134

100%

Value, £/FPS

£3.25/FPS

100%

Price, £

£435.39

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Buy for £435.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7302 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

124

93%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


Single-Core

3101

100%

Multi-Core

21000

100%

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2191

71%

Multi-Core

8910

42%

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo

Core i9-14900K

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Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Core i5-12400F

Oct 17th, 2023
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9Core i5
Raptor LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
24
6
32
12
3.2 GHz
2.5 GHz
6.0 GHz
4.4 GHz
Not Available65 W
10 nm10 nm
32.0x
25.0x
UHD Graphics 770
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PCs Using Core i9-14900K or Core i5-12400F

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£349

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£236.83

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Core i7-13700K

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Core i5-12400F
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Core i9-14900KF
Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F
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Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
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Core i5-12400F
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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

£326.15

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Core i3-12100F

£70

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