Intel Core i5 14600KF vs Intel Core i9 12900H
Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 14600KF, vs Intel Core i9 12900H. 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 | 126.3 GOps/s | 94.4 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 93.4 GOps/s | 68.3 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 161 M primes/s | 107 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 52 M strings/s | 35.4 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 27.8 GB/s | 18.7 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 488.7 MB/s | 318.3 MB/s |
| Physics | 2452 frames/s | 1763 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 29 M matrices/s | 19 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1470 MB/s | 898.1 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 126.9 KLines/s | 97.6 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 391.2 pages/s | 270 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 468 MP/sec | 325.3 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 280 pages/s | 248.3 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 68.1 frames/s | 52.7 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 155.3 frames/s | 94.2 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 29.4 MP/sec | 23.8 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 133.7 PPW | 265.9 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 310.8 PPW | 610.8 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 10.4 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 2.5 PPW | 4.67 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | October, 16, 2023 | January, 4, 2022 |
| Type | PC use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i5-14600KF | i9-12900H |
| Integrated GPU | No | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.3 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Cores count | 14 | 14 |
| Threads count | 20 | 20 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 35x | 25x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | 1280 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB total | 24 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 125 W | 35-45 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 181 W | 115 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | BGA-1744 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max Size | 192 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | Yes | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 89.6 GB | n/a |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 28 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i5 14600KF the clear winner in this comparison.
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