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€515.34
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - €515.34 vs €659.02
- Up to 19% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i9-14900K - €2.14 vs €2.65 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Fortnite than Core i9-12900 - 249 vs 241 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
241
96%
Value, €/FPS
€2.14/FPS
100%
Price, €
€515.34
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz
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Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
249
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.65/FPS
80%
Price, €
€659.02
78%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Nuovo processore desktop per videogiochi 24 core (8 P-core + 16 E-core) con grafica integrata - sbloccato, BX8071514900K
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Updated 33 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 24 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i9-14900K
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
109 FPS
€11.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,299
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64 FPS
€33.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,118.02
In Stock
93 FPS
€32.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€2,999
In Stock
64 FPS
€66.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€4,232.73
In Stock
222 FPS
€11.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,499
In Stock
168 FPS
€11.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,949.99
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196 FPS
€11.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,199.99
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119 FPS
€12.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,485
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249 FPS
€14.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,579
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204 FPS
€11.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,269
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