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$512.79
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AvailabilityMSRP $524
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MSRP $524
AvailabilityMSRP $264
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MSRP $264
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900F is 795 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600KF.
Advantages of Core i9-14900F
- Performs up to 8% better in Minecraft than Core i5-12600KF - 905 vs 837 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-14900F - $144.59 vs $512.79
- Up to 70% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-14900F - $0.17 vs $0.57 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-14900F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
905
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
30%
Price, $
$512.79
28%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-14900F Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
837
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$144.59
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-14900F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-14900F | vs | Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-14900F or Core i5-12600KF
With selected game settings
833 FPS
$2.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i9-14900F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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Core i9-14900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2.5/FPS
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$3.27/FPS
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Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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764 FPS
$1.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3.95/FPS
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Core i9-14900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2.08/FPS
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Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i9-14900F
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$3.68/FPS
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Core i9-14900F
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$3.66/FPS
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Core i9-14900F
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