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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 712 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £187.52 vs £427.97
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 11% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-12600K - 276 vs 248 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 32 vs 16 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Single-Core
2450
79.00677200902935%
Multi-Core
11792
56.15238095238095%
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
| 10 | Cores | 24 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Core i9-14900K
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
276 FPS
£14.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,900
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276 FPS
£14.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
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278 FPS
£20.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
In Stock
276 FPS
£22.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
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