Core i5-12400F vs Core i5-14600K

Prices and Stock
MSRP $174

Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor

Prices and Stock
MSRP $319

Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Desktop Processor 14 Cores (6 P-Cores + 8 E-Cores) up to 5.3 GHz

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-14600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-14600K is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400F.

Advantages of Core i5-12400F

Up to 54% cheaper than Core i5-14600K - $109.95 vs $239.99
Up to 45% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Core i5-14600K - $0.70 vs $1.27 per FPS

Advantages of Core i5-14600K

Performs up to 21% better in The Callisto Protocol than Core i5-12400F - 189 vs 156 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 20 vs 12 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of The Callisto Protocol.

The Callisto Protocol

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

156

83%

Value, $/FPS

$0.7/FPS

100%

Price, $

$109.95

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor

Buy for $109.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 307 minutes ago

Core i5-14600K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

FPS

189

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.27/FPS

55%

Price, $

$239.99

45%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Desktop Processor 14 Cores (6 P-Cores + 8 E-Cores) up to 5.3 GHz

Buy for $239.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 306 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Core i5-14600K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

1920 x 1080

Ultra

149

FPS

163

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

237

FPS

245

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Ultra

659

FPS

743

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Very High

272

FPS

362

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

208

FPS

229

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

2191

78%

Multi-Core

8910

55%

Core i5-14600K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Single-Core

2806

100%

Multi-Core

16087

100%

Core i5-12400F	vs	Core i5-14600K
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
2.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
4.4 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.3 GHz
65 W	TDP	Not Available
10 nm	Process Size	10 nm
25.0x	Multiplier	35.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
No	Overclockable	Yes