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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-14900 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-14900 is 734 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-12400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 12% better in Minecraft than Core i5-12400F - 895 vs 801 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $554.99 vs $899.99
- Up to 45% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i5-12400F - $0.62 vs $1.12 per 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
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i350 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-12400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-350-LCS,White
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Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
895
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$554.99
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel 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 |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i9-14900
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
596 FPS
$1.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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520 FPS
$1.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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613 FPS
$1.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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520 FPS
$1.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$832.73
In Stock
596 FPS
$1.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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596 FPS
$1.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.99
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520 FPS
$2.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,058.99
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565 FPS
$1.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,002
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469 FPS
$1.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$769.99
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639 FPS
$1.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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