Core i5-12500 vs Core i5-14600KF

Prices and Stock
MSRP $212

Intel Core i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz

Prices and Stock
MSRP $294

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-14600KF 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 i5-14600KF is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.

Advantages of Core i5-12500

Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-14600KF - €224.33 vs €282.44
Up to 20% better value when playing Control than Core i5-14600KF - €1.09 vs €1.36 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-14600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-14600KF

Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i5-12500 - 207 vs 205 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 20 vs 12 threads

This is a free version of Control.

Control

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

205

99%

Value, €/FPS

€1.09/FPS

100%

Price, €

€224.33

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz

Buy for €224.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 310 minutes ago

Core i5-14600KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

FPS

207

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.36/FPS

80%

Price, €

€282.44

79%

FPS Winner

Processore Intel Core I5-14600KF

Buy for €282.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 310 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Core i5-14600KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

1920 x 1080

Very High

491

FPS

557

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

888

FPS

955

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

212

FPS

227

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Epic

238

FPS

244

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Very High

288

FPS

356

FPS

League of Legends

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

2311

83%

Multi-Core

9079

58%

Core i5-14600KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Single-Core

2769

100%

Multi-Core

15636

100%

Core i5-12500	vs	Core i5-14600KF
Jan 4th, 2022	Release Date	Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5	Collection	Core i5
Alder Lake	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	14
12	Threads	20
3.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
4.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.3 GHz
65 W	TDP	Not Available
10 nm	Process Size	10 nm
30.0x	Multiplier	35.0x
UHD Graphics 770	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes