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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-14500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 795 days older than the cheaper Core i5-14500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 1% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i5-14500 - 542 vs 539 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-14500 - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14500
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £225.36 vs £292.89
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Intel Core i9-12900K 12th Gen Alder Lake 16-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1700 Processor-BX8071512900K
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Intel® Core™ i5-14500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.0 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-14500
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-14500
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Single-Core
2559
97.67175572519083%
Multi-Core
13275
85.95014567821302%
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i5-14500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 14 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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