Intel Core i9 14900KF vs Intel Core i5 12600K

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i9 14900KF, vs Intel Core i5 12600K. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i9 14900KF and Intel Core i5 12600K
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900KF
2290
Intel Core i5 12600K
1886
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900KF
40616
Intel Core i5 12600K
17333
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900KF
136
Intel Core i5 12600K
109
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900KF
2233
Intel Core i5 12600K
968
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900KF
4695
Intel Core i5 12600K
3930
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900KF
58864
Intel Core i5 12600K
27636
Integer Math210.2 GOps/s87.8 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math152.8 GOps/s67.3 GOps/s
Prime Number Search234 M primes/s92 M primes/s
Random String Sort87.2 M strings/s35.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption46.8 GB/s18.5 GB/s
Data Compression792.8 MB/s344.4 MB/s
Physics3216 frames/s1526 frames/s
Extended Instructions452 M matrices/s22 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900KF
3220
Intel Core i5 12600K
2547
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900KF
20374
Intel Core i5 12600K
12200
File Compression1590 MB/s822.6 MB/s
Clang Compilation200.6 KLines/s98.7 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser491.5 pages/s261.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering554.9 MP/sec347.9 MP/sec
Text Processing315.7 pages/s258.5 pages/s
Background Blur74.9 frames/s58.9 frames/s
Photo Processing151.1 frames/s103.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing44.2 MP/sec22.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i9 14900KF
516.28
Intel Core i5 12600K
234.96

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 163 PPW 97.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 470.9 PPW 221.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 17.9 PPW 7.7 PPW
Blender / W 4.13 PPW 1.88 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 i9-14900KF i5-12600K
Integrated GPU No UHD Graphics 770

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Frequency 3.2 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 6 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores164
Threads164
Frequency2.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.4 GHz3.6 GHz
General
Cores count2410
Threads count3216
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier32x37x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core9728 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB total20 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 125 W
Max TDP (Boost) 253 W 150 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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i9 14900KF the clear winner in this comparison.

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