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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 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 i9-14900 is 734 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400F.
Advantages of Core i5-12400F
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - $109.95 vs $574.75
- Up to 80% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i9-14900 - $0.46 vs $2.33 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 4% better in Fortnite than Core i5-12400F - 247 vs 237 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
237
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/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
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Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
Buy for $574.75 on Amazon
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Updated 191 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400F | vs | Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| 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 | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-12400F or Core i9-14900
With selected game settings
107 FPS
$8.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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137 FPS
$15.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,099
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107 FPS
$7.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$849.99
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107 FPS
$9.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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117 FPS
$16.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,889
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72 FPS
$11.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$849.99
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137 FPS
$16.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,299
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72 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$799.99
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107 FPS
$7.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$839
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107 FPS
$7.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799
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