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£179.78
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $589
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 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 the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £179.78 vs £484.37
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 7% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-12500 - 141 vs 132 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for £179.78 on Amazon
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Updated 74607 minutes ago
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
Buy for £484.37 on Amazon
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Updated 74606 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2311
74.5243469848436%
Multi-Core
9079
43.233333333333334%
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i9-14900K
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
50 FPS
£15.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£799
In Stock
76 FPS
£11.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£879.99
In Stock
67 FPS
£13.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£882.66
In Stock
67 FPS
£15.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,069.49
In Stock
50 FPS
£26.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
76 FPS
£12.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£945
In Stock
141 FPS
£27.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,849.96
In Stock
141 FPS
£29.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
In Stock
140 FPS
£40/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
In Stock
141 FPS
£44.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
In Stock
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