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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - $143.57 vs $433.00
- Up to 55% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-14900K - $1.00 vs $2.20 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 37% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-12400 - 197 vs 144 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 32 vs 12 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400 | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
115 FPS
$20.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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162 FPS
$17.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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143 FPS
$27.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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65 FPS
$30.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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115 FPS
$24.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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96 FPS
$31.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900K
96 GB, 10 TB SSD
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76 FPS
$34.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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197 FPS
$27.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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84 FPS
$25.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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129 FPS
$22.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
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64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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