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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-14900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-14900KF is 651 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-12400 - 305 vs 292 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £512.32 vs £2445.47
- Up to 80% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-12400 - £1.68 vs £8.37 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-14900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
305
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.68/FPS
100%
Price, £
£512.32
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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QNAP TVS-h674 6-Bay Core i5-12400 32GB NAS Enclosure
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-14900KF or Core i5-12400
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
161 FPS
£9.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,588.88
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305 FPS
£12.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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£3,799
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305 FPS
£12.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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£3,749
In Stock
305 FPS
£11.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
In Stock
305 FPS
£12.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
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