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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-14900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-14900KF is 712 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-12900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-14900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Valheim than Core i9-12900K - 235 vs 224 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $530.97 vs $536.98
- Up to 6% better value when playing Valheim than Core i9-12900K - $2.26 vs $2.4 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 32 vs 24 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W and Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition 8GB PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card
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Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
235
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$530.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) - Unlocked
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i9-14900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 24 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i9-14900KF
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
235 FPS
$17.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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201 FPS
$12.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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182 FPS
$12.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,199.99
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127 FPS
$13.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,739.99
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201 FPS
$14.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,999.99
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163 FPS
$12.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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163 FPS
$12.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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235 FPS
$14.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,429.99
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224 FPS
$16.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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235 FPS
$17.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
96 GB, 2 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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