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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 713 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - £257.21 vs £545.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-14900 - £0.78 vs £1.58 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-12600 - 344 vs 330 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 32 vs 12 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
330
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.78/FPS
100%
Price, £
£257.21
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
Buy for £545 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| 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 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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