Intel Core i9 12900KF vs Intel Core i5 14500

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Review

Intel Core i9 12900KF
Intel Core i5 14500
Single-Core Performance
76
73
Multi-Core Performance
62
50
Power Efficiency
49
61
QucikComparison Final Score
69
63
Integrated Graphics
0
31
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i9 12900KF and Intel Core i5 14500

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9 12900KF

  • + 8 P-cores + 8 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + LGA-1700 socket
  • + Alder Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5 14500

  • + 6 P-cores + 8 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + LGA-1700 socket
  • + Raptor Lake Refresh architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i9 12900KF
  • Solid single-core performance
  • High core count (16 cores)
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • High power draw (125W TDP)
  • No integrated graphics — discrete GPU required
  • Older generation architecture

"A mid-to-upper-range Intel Core i9 12900KF processor with strong single-core performance (76/100). Suited for everyday productivity."

Intel Core i5 14500
  • Solid single-core performance
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A mid-to-upper-range Intel Core i5 14500 processor with strong single-core performance (73/100). Suited for everyday productivity."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core i9 12900KF +42%
365.61
Intel Core i5 14500
257.62
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core i9 12900KF +5%
115
Intel Core i5 14500
110
Intel Core i9 12900KF Intel Core i5 14500
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 1463 1145

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Intel Core i5 14500 ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 2686 2611
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 16140 15155
File compression 1150 MB/sec 1200 MB/sec
Clang compilation 141 Klines/sec 112.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 363.2 pages/sec 393.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 475.6 Mpixels/sec 436.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 274.8 pages/sec 264.2 pages/sec
Background blur 66.8 images/sec 63.7 images/sec
Photo processing 138.5 images/sec 134.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 33.9 Mpixels/sec 26.9 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Intel Core i5 14500 ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 4132 3949
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 40732 30980
Integer math 138.8 GOps/sec 108.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 105.3 GOps/sec 79.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 140M Primes/sec 108M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 56.9M Strings/sec 41.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 29.4 GBytes/sec 21.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 535.2 MBytes/sec 373.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 2077 Frames/sec 1781 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 33.6B Matrices/sec 22.6B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Intel Core i5 14500 ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 11.7 PPW 17.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 129.1 PPW 233.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 325.9 PPW 476.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.92 PPW 3.96 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Intel Core i5 14500 ↗
Vendor Intel Intel
Released 27-Oct-21 9-Jan-24
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number i9-12900KF i5-14500
Integrated GPU No UHD Graphics 770
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Intel Core i5 14500 ↗
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 2.6 GHz
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 2.4 GHz 1.9 GHz
Total Cores 16 14
Total Threads 24 20
Multiplier 32x 26x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 14MB (shared) 2MB (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No
Package
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Intel Core i5 14500 ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Intel Core i5 14500 ↗
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz
Shading Units 256
TMUs 16
ROPs 8
Execution Units 32
iGPU FLOPS 0.8 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core i9 12900KF ↗ Intel Core i5 14500 ↗
Memory Types -8000 -8000
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

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