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Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i5-14600K

Last updated: 2026-07-04

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 2 - 85 %

Intel Core i5-12490F

Rank 1 - 100 %

Intel Core i5-14600K

Multi-core performance

Rank 2 - 51 %

Intel Core i5-12490F

Rank 1 - 100 %

Intel Core i5-14600K

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz

1,729 pts

14C / 20T · 5.30 GHz

2,097 pts

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz

12,345 pts

14C / 20T · 5.30 GHz

24,683 pts

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz

1,778

14C / 20T · 5.30 GHz

2,027

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz

8,686

14C / 20T · 5.30 GHz

16,712

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries

Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i5-14600K
Family	Intel Core i5 (336)	Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU group	Intel Core i 12000 (34)	Intel Core i 14000 (34)
Architecture	Alder Lake S	Raptor Lake S Refresh
Technology	10 nm	10 nm
Segment	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	LGA 1700	LGA 1700
Predecessor		Intel Core i5-13600K
Successor	Intel Core i5-13490F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i5-14600K
CPU Cores / Threads	6 / 12	14 / 20
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓	✓
Core architecture	normal	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	6x Golden Cove 3.00 - 4.60 GHz	6x Raptor Cove 3.50 - 5.30 GHz
Core Cluster 2:		8x Gracemont 2.60 - 4.00 GHz
L2-Cache	7.50 MB	20.00 MB
L3-Cache	18.00 MB	24.00 MB
Overclocking	✗	✓

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i5-14600K
GPU name	no iGPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU frequency		0.30 - 1.55 GHz
CUs / Shader	/	32 / 256
Raytracing	✗	✗
Max. displays		3
Max. GPU Memory		64 GB
Technology		10 nm
Release date		Q4/2021

NPU AI performance

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i5-14600K
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i5-14600K
Memory	DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)	DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory	128 GB	192 GB
Memory channels	2	2
ECC	No	Yes
PCIe	5.0 x 20	5.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s	78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i5-14600K
TDP	65 W	125 W
TDP (PL2)	117 W	181 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.	100 °C	100 °C

Technical details

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i5-14600K
Chip design	Monolithic	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release date	Q1/2022	Q4/2023
Release price		319 $
Documents	Technical data sheet	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

Your rating

Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Intel Core i5-12490F is 4.3 stars (38 ratings), while Intel Core i5-14600K has received 4.4 stars (161 ratings).

Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

Intel Core i5-12490F
6C / 12T · 3.00 - 4.60 GHz

★★★★★

Intel Core i5-14600K
14C / 20T · 3.50 - 5.30 GHz

★★★★★