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£399.99
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900KF is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - £399.99 vs £490.0
- Up to 15% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-14900KF - £3.6 vs £4.22 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-14900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-12900 - 116 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
111
95%
Value, £/FPS
£3.6/FPS
100%
Price, £
£399.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
Buy for £399.99 on Amazon
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Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF 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
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i9-14900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 24 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i9-14900KF
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
41 FPS
£25.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,054.4
In Stock
57 FPS
£31.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,774.51
In Stock
69 FPS
£60.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,201.24
In Stock
69 FPS
£57.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
In Stock
69 FPS
£48.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,349
In Stock
69 FPS
£28.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,999
In Stock
57 FPS
£29.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
In Stock
71 FPS
£49.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
In Stock
57 FPS
£32.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
In Stock
71 FPS
£52.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
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