Intel Core i5-14600 vs Intel Core i9-12900KS

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-14600 and Intel Core i9-12900KS processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-14600

Intel Core i9-12900KS

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-14600

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
Around 40% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 150 Watt

Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 5 Apr 2022
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 20 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 150 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900KS

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 6% higher clock speed: 5.50 GHz vs 5.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4344 vs 4107
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 43956 vs 33511

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum frequency	5.50 GHz vs 5.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	1280 KB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB vs 24 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4344 vs 4107
PassMark - CPU mark	43956 vs 33511

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-14600
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-12900KS

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4107

4344

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33511

43956

Name	Intel Core i5-14600	Intel Core i9-12900KS
PassMark - Single thread mark	4107	4344
PassMark - CPU mark	33511	43956
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12139

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-14600	Intel Core i9-12900KS
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	5 Apr 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$255	$823
Place in performance rating	122	102
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Processor Number		i9-12900KS
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz
Die size	257 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1280 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz	5.50 GHz
Number of cores	14	16
Number of threads	20	24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2022E
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x4680
Execution Units		32
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.55 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)