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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 Intel Core i7-12700K
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £281.81 vs £538.99
- Up to 47% better value when playing Control than Core i9-14900K - £1.37 vs £2.58 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i7-12700K - 209 vs 206 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 32 vs 20 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
206
98%
Value, £/FPS
£1.37/FPS
100%
Price, £
£281.81
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
209
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.58/FPS
53%
Price, £
£538.99
52%
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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Updated 14184 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 24 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Core i9-14900K
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
209 FPS
£19.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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209 FPS
£30.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
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