Intel Core i7 14700F vs i5 12600K
72
out of 100
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58
out of 100
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i7 14700F with 20-cores against the 3.7 GHz i5 12600K with 10-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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the DeviceFacts Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14700F
- Has 10 more physical cores
- Newer - released 2 years and 2 months later
- Has 13 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
- 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2810 vs 2547 points
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600K
- Unlocked multiplier
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (58th and 167th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1340 MB/sec | 822.6 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 184.1 Klines/sec | 98.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 414 pages/sec | 261.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 515.6 Mpixels/sec | 347.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 285.3 pages/sec | 258.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 73.6 images/sec | 58.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 143.7 images/sec | 103.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 43.2 Mpixels/sec | 22.8 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 155.8 GOps/sec | 87.8 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 107 GOps/sec | 67.1 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 176M Primes/sec | 90M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 55.9M Strings/sec | 35.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 30.2 GBytes/sec | 18.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 506.1 MBytes/sec | 342.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2454 Frames/sec | 1515 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 28.6B Matrices/sec | 22B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 24.8 PPW | 7.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 283.2 PPW | 97.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 635.6 PPW | 220.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.72 PPW | 1.88 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 14700F
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-25 (cookie) | Cinebench 2026 | 627 / 4842 |
| π 2026-06-29 -> sig_mayukh | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2762 / 19181 |
| π 2026-02-09 (Raptor) | Cinebench 2024 | 121 / 976 |
| π 2026-01-12 (Ivo) | Cinebench 2024 | 123 / 1235 |
| π 2025-10-08 (RedxVisions) | Cinebench 2024 | 124 / 1804 |
Intel Core i5 12600K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-12-28 (Jin) | Cinebench 2024 | 108 / 910 |
| π 2025-12-28 (Jin) | Cinebench 2024 | 108 / 906 |
| π 2025-12-20 (Kierannosaurus) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2668 / 12254 |
| π 2025-12-20 (Kierannosaurus) | Cinebench 2024 | 118 / 1041 |
| π 2025-12-05 (Kierannosaurus) | Cinebench 2024 | 115 / 1017 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 14700F and i5 12600KGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 9, 2024 | October 27, 2021 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i7-14700F | i5-12600K |
| Integrated GPU | No | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus |
Intel CPU rating (37th and 96th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| E-Cores | 12 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 20 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 28 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 21x | 37x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 9728K (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 33MB (shared) | 20MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 125 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 219 W | 150 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (47th and 86th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | - | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | - | 1450 MHz |
| Shading Units | - | 256 |
| TMUs | - | 16 |
| ROPs | - | 8 |
| Execution Units | - | 32 |
| TGP | - | 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 i7 14700F official page | Intel Core i5 12600K official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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