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£515.29
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900KF 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 i9-14900KF is 712 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i9-12900K - 565 vs 542 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - £356.44 vs £515.29
- Up to 27% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i9-14900KF - £0.66 vs £0.91 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-14900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
565
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.91/FPS
72%
Price, £
£515.29
69%
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 i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
542
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.66/FPS
100%
Price, £
£356.44
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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Updated 72 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900KF | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-14900KF or Core i9-12900K
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
565 FPS
£6.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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£3,799
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565 FPS
£6.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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£3,749
In Stock
565 FPS
£6.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
In Stock
565 FPS
£6.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
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