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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-14600KF is 712 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-14600KF - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14600KF
- Performs up to 3% better in World of Warcraft than Core i9-12900KF - 227 vs 221 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £284.0 vs £323.97
- Up to 15% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i9-12900KF - £1.25 vs £1.47 per FPS
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Core i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
227
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£284
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-14600KF Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.3 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-14600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Core i5-14600KF
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
200 FPS
£8.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,602
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172 FPS
£8.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,392
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185 FPS
£7.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,309.2
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221 FPS
£8.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,862.4
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163 FPS
£8.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,317.6
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213 FPS
£8.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,723.2
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221 FPS
£11.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,449.99
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163 FPS
£9.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£1,499.15
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