Intel Core i5 14600K vs Intel Core i9 12900K
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 14600K, vs Intel Core i9 12900K. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 125.5 GOps/s | 139.2 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 92.8 GOps/s | 105.7 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 161 M primes/s | 148 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 51.7 M strings/s | 57.1 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 27.6 GB/s | 29.7 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 483.7 MB/s | 538.6 MB/s |
| Physics | 2460 frames/s | 2237 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 287 M matrices/s | 337 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1500 MB/s | 1260 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 140.5 KLines/s | 146.1 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 429.5 pages/s | 414.2 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 507.8 MP/sec | 480.2 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 288.4 pages/s | 273.2 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 74 frames/s | 69.4 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 154.2 frames/s | 147.8 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 31.5 MP/sec | 34.4 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 127.6 PPW | 136 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 309.3 PPW | 330.6 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 10.8 PPW | 13.1 PPW |
| Blender / W | 2.44 PPW | 2.93 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | October, 16, 2023 | October, 27, 2021 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i5-14600K | i9-12900K |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | UHD Graphics 770 |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 2-3 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.3 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Cores count | 14 | 16 |
| Threads count | 20 | 24 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 35x | 32x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | 14 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB total | 30 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 125 W | 125 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 181 W | 241 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max Size | 192 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | Yes | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 89.6 GB | 76.8 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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