Intel Core i9 14900K vs i9 12900K
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900K with 24-cores against the 3,2 GHz i9 12900K with 16-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900K
- Newer - released 2 years later
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- 18% higher Turbo Boost frequency (6 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)
- Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 20% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3171 vs 2633 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (17th and 63rd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1940 MB/sec | 1260 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 194.6 Klines/sec | 146.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 589.2 pages/sec | 414.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 638.4 Mpixels/sec | 480.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 318.7 pages/sec | 273.2 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 71.7 images/sec | 69.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 191.6 images/sec | 147.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 41.7 Mpixels/sec | 34.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 209.3 GOps/sec | 139.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 152.1 GOps/sec | 105.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 228M Primes/sec | 145M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 86.6M Strings/sec | 57.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 46.5 GBytes/sec | 29.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 785.8 MBytes/sec | 536.7 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3098 Frames/sec | 2203 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 44.7B Matrices/sec | 33.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 16.7 PPW | 12.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 181 PPW | 136 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 466 PPW | 328.9 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.1 PPW | 2.93 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 14900K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-02-24 (Tanvir) | Cinebench 2024 | 129 / 2086 |
| π 2026-01-31 (Kreuz) | Cinebench 2024 | 128 / 1976 |
| π 2025-12-15 (Lil-Shady) | Cinebench 2024 | 136 / 2103 |
| π 2025-12-10 (Astromavic) | Cinebench 2024 | 134 / 1989 |
| π 2025-11-14 (cinebench251114) | Cinebench 2024 | 134 / 2114 |
Intel Core i9 12900K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-11-12 (ElNils) | Cinebench 2024 | 114 / 1497 |
| π 2025-09-20 (Jarx) | GeekBench | 2811 / 18033 |
| π 2025-05-24 (unsorted) | Cinebench 2024 | 109 / 1339 |
| π 2025-04-03 (AdKraemer) | Cinebench 2024 | 113 / 1414 |
| π 2025-03-20 (Lethal) | Cinebench 2024 | 116 / 1571 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 14900K and i9 12900KGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | October 16, 2023 | October 27, 2021 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i9-14900K | i9-12900K |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | - AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K |
Intel CPU rating (6th and 53rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz | 3,2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 6 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.4 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Total Cores | 24 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 32x | 32x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 14MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | 30MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 125 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 253 W | 241 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (13th and 54th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 256 |
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 32 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 14900K official page | Intel Core i9 12900K official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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Total votes: 87