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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-12900F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-12900F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 734 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-12900F.
Advantages of Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 4% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-12900F - 139 vs 134 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900F - 32 vs 24 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-12900F
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - $359.99 vs $574.75
- Up to 35% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-14900 - $2.69 vs $4.13 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
134
96%
Value, $/FPS
$2.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$359.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-14900 | vs | Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-14900 or Core i9-12900F
With selected game settings
96 FPS
$22.39/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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80 FPS
$17.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,400
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80 FPS
$18.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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96 FPS
$21.86/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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96 FPS
$24.99/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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84 FPS
$24.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,049
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80 FPS
$18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,439.99
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80 FPS
$17.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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84 FPS
$22.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,889
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60 FPS
$17.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-12900F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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