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£405.6
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $212
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900KF is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900KF
- Performs up to 23% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-12500 - 606 vs 491 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - £179.78 vs £405.6
- Up to 45% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-14900KF - £0.37 vs £0.67 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-14900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
606
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.67/FPS
55.22388059701492%
Price, £
£405.6
44%
FPS Winner
CORE I9-14900KF 3.20GHZ SKTLGA1700 36.00MB CACHE BOXED
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Updated 50717 minutes ago
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
491
81.02310231023102%
Value, £/FPS
£0.37/FPS
100%
Price, £
£179.78
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for £179.78 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 50717 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2311
74.35649935649936%
Multi-Core
9079
43.14703925482369%
Intel Core i9-14900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
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 | 3.0 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-14900KF or Core i5-12500
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
267 FPS
£2.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£799
In Stock
313 FPS
£2.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£879.99
In Stock
296 FPS
£2.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£882.66
In Stock
296 FPS
£3.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,069.49
In Stock
267 FPS
£5.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,339
In Stock
313 FPS
£3.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£945
In Stock
557 FPS
£4.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,563.45
In Stock
606 FPS
£5.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,349.98
In Stock
606 FPS
£5.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,499
In Stock
606 FPS
£14.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£8,553.17
In Stock
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