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Core i9-12900KS vs Core i9-14900KF

Core i9-12900KS vs Core i9-14900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i9-12900KS

3.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Processore Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2,50 GHz

Buy for 659.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1408 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-14900KF

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-14900KF Processore per sistemi desktop 14900KF 24 core (8 P-core + 16 E-core) fino a 6,0 GHz

Buy for 485 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1408 minutes ago

Core i9-12900KS

3.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Processore Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2,50 GHz

Buy for 659.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1408 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-14900KF

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-14900KF Processore per sistemi desktop 14900KF 24 core (8 P-core + 16 E-core) fino a 6,0 GHz

Buy for 485 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1408 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-14900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900KS on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-14900KF is 560 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900KS.

Advantages of Core i9-12900KS

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-14900KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i9-14900KF

  • Performs up to 4% better in Battlefield IV than Core i9-12900KS - 499 vs 478 FPS
  • Up to 27% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €485.00 vs €659.97
  • Up to 30% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i9-12900KS - €0.97 vs €1.38 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 32 vs 24 threads
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Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


FPS

478

96%

Value, €/FPS

€1.38/FPS

70%

Price, €

€659.97

73%

Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Processore Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2,50 GHz

Buy for 659.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1408 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


FPS

499

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.97/FPS

100%

Price, €

€485

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-14900KF Processore per sistemi desktop 14900KF 24 core (8 P-core + 16 E-core) fino a 6,0 GHz

Buy for 485 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1408 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


Single-Core

2692

87%

Multi-Core

16223

77%

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


Single-Core

3108

100%

Multi-Core

21042

100%

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo

Core i9-12900KS

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo

Core i9-14900KF

Apr 5th, 2022
Oct 17th, 2023
Core i9Core i9
Alder LakeRaptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
16
24
24
32
3.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
5.2 GHz
6.0 GHz
150 WNot Available
10 nm10 nm
34.0x
32.0x
UHD Graphics 770
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PCs Using Core i9-12900KS or Core i9-14900KF

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178

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97

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204.99

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466.4

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169.29

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659.97

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260

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659.97

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414

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Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

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Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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Core i9-12900K

419.99

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

182

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

125.97

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

659.97

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

182

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

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