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$173
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 795 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600K.
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - $173.00 vs $574.75
- Up to 69% better value when playing World of Tanks than Core i9-14900 - $0.30 vs $0.97 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 4% better in World of Tanks than Core i5-12600K - 591 vs 571 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 32 vs 16 threads
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
Buy for $173 on Amazon
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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 371 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600K | vs | Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
| 10 | Cores | 24 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-12600K or Core i9-14900
With selected game settings
280 FPS
$7.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,149
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280 FPS
$8.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,399
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280 FPS
$7.5/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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241 FPS
$8.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,049
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262 FPS
$6.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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241 FPS
$7.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,889
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236 FPS
$8.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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236 FPS
$5.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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319 FPS
$5.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,682.01
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316 FPS
$5.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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