Intel Core i9 12900K vs i7 14700F
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3,2 GHz Intel Core i9 12900K with 16-cores against the 2.1 GHz i7 14700F with 20-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 i9 12900K
- Unlocked multiplier
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14700F
- Newer - released 2 years and 2 months later
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Has 4 more physical cores
- Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (63rd and 58th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1260 MB/sec | 1340 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 146.1 Klines/sec | 184.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 414.2 pages/sec | 414 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 480.2 Mpixels/sec | 515.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 273.2 pages/sec | 285.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 69.4 images/sec | 73.6 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 147.8 images/sec | 143.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 34.4 Mpixels/sec | 43.2 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 139.2 GOps/sec | 155.8 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 105.4 GOps/sec | 107 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 145M Primes/sec | 176M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 57.1M Strings/sec | 55.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 29.5 GBytes/sec | 30.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 536.7 MBytes/sec | 506.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2203 Frames/sec | 2454 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 33.6B Matrices/sec | 28.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.2 PPW | 24.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 136 PPW | 283.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 328.9 PPW | 635.6 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.93 PPW | 4.72 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 12900K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-11-12 (ElNils) | Cinebench 2024 | 114 / 1497 |
| π 2025-09-20 (Jarx) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 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 |
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 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 12900K and i7 14700FGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | October 27, 2021 | January 9, 2024 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| Model number | i9-12900K | i7-14700F |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | No |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | - AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
Intel CPU rating (53rd and 37th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3,2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.1 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 12 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.4 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.9 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Total Cores | 16 | 20 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 28 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 32x | 21x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 14MB (shared) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 30MB (shared) | 33MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 241 W | 219 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (54th and 47th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | - |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1550 MHz | - |
| Shading Units | 256 | - |
| TMUs | 16 | - |
| ROPs | 8 | - |
| Execution Units | 32 | - |
| TGP | 15 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 12900K official page | Intel Core i7 14700F official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
Cast your vote
Total votes: 14