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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 734 days newer than Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 4% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-12500 - 114 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
114
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$574.75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500 | 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 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-12500 or Core i9-14900
With selected game settings
78 FPS
$26.91/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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78 FPS
$26.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,099
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78 FPS
$29.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900
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Core i9-14900
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GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
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$30.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,049
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Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Core i9-14900
With selected game settings
40 FPS
$18.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$723
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63 FPS
$10.79/FPS
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Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$680.04
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63 FPS
$17.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,129.04
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40 FPS
$18.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$729
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40 FPS
$37.50/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
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40 FPS
$19.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799
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40 FPS
$20.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$836
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40 FPS
$22.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$895
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40 FPS
$24.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
24 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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40 FPS
$34.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,369
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