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£512.32
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900KF is 712 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Ready or Not than Core i5-12600KF - 306 vs 294 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - £150.97 vs £512.32
- Up to 69% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i9-14900KF - £0.51 vs £1.67 per FPS
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
306
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.67/FPS
30%
Price, £
£512.32
29%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
294
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.51/FPS
100%
Price, £
£150.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Updated 217 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-14900KF or Core i5-12600KF
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
306 FPS
£11.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
In Stock
306 FPS
£12.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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£3,799
In Stock
306 FPS
£12.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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£3,749
In Stock
306 FPS
£12.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
In Stock
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