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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 795 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 3% better in Valheim than Core i9-12900K - 231 vs 224 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - £373.12 vs £545.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Valheim than Core i9-14900 - £1.67 vs £2.36 per FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel® Core™ i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
224
96%
Value, £/FPS
£1.67/FPS
100%
Price, £
£373.12
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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