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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £292.89 vs £484.37
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-12900K - 234 vs 225 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 32 vs 24 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i9-12900K 12th Gen Alder Lake 16-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1700 Processor-BX8071512900K
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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
Extreme
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Single-Core
2620
84.48887455659465%
Multi-Core
15445
73.54761904761905%
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i9-14900K
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
234 FPS
£16.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,849.96
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234 FPS
£17.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
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224 FPS
£25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
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234 FPS
£26.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
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