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£432.97
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AvailabilityMSRP $589
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MSRP $589
AvailabilityMSRP $409
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MSRP $409
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K 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 i9-14900K is 712 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-12700K.
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 13% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-12700K - 179 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 32 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £207.67 vs £432.97
- Up to 46% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i9-14900K - £1.31 vs £2.42 per FPS
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
179
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.42/FPS
54%
Price, £
£432.97
47%
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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In Stock
Updated 529 minutes ago
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
159
89%
Value, £/FPS
£1.31/FPS
100%
Price, £
£207.67
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
Buy for £207.67 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 529 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-14900K | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-14900K or Core i7-12700K
With selected game settings
179 FPS
£22.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
In Stock
174 FPS
£32.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
In Stock
179 FPS
£35.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
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