Intel Core i9-14900KF vs Intel Core i9-12900KS
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonIntel Core i9-14900KF or Intel Core i9-12900KS - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Intel Core i9-14900KF has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 6.00 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-14900KF was released in Q4/2023. The Intel Core i9-12900KS has 16 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-12900KS was released in Q2/2022. |
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| Intel Core i9 (78) | Family | Intel Core i9 (78) |
| Intel Core i 14000 (23) | CPU group | Intel Core i 12000 (34) |
| 14 | Generation | 12 |
| Raptor Lake S Refresh | Architecture | Alder Lake S |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| Intel Core i9-13900KF | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | Intel Core i9-13900KS |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core i9-14900KF is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (6.00 GHz). The Intel Core i9-12900KS has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz). |
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| Intel Core i9-14900KF | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
| 24 | Cores | 16 |
| 32 | Threads | 24 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 3.20 GHz (6.00 GHz) 8x Raptor Cove |
A-Core | 3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz) 8x Golden Cove |
| 2.40 GHz (4.40 GHz) 16x Gracemont |
B-Core | 2.50 GHz (4.00 GHz) 8x Gracemont |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.55 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 11 |
| Technology | 10 nm | |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| -- | Compute units | 32 |
| -- | Shader | 256 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | Decode |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i9-14900KF supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-12900KS can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Intel Core i9-14900KF | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
| DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 | Memory | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| 192 GB | Max. Memory | 128 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 89.6 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| 32.00 MB | L2 Cache | 14.00 MB |
| 36.00 MB | L3 Cache | 30.00 MB |
| 5.0 | PCIe version | 5.0 |
| 20 | PCIe lanes | 20 |
| 78.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i9-14900KF has a TDP of 125 W, that of the Intel Core i9-12900KS is 150 W. |
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| Intel Core i9-14900KF | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
| 125 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 150 W |
| 253 W | TDP (PL2) | 241 W |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | 90 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core i9-14900KF has a 68.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-12900KS cache has a total of 44.00 MB. |
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| Intel Core i9-14900KF | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
| 10 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ |
| LGA 1700 | Socket | LGA 1700 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q4/2023 | Release date | Q2/2022 |
| -- | Release price | 749 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz |
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
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Intel Core i9-14900KF
3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
27,796 CB R23 MC @ 241 W |
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Devices using this processor |
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