i5-14600K vs i9-12900K - The Last of Us Part I GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q - Game Performance Benchmarks

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q with Intel Core i5-14600K

The Last of Us Part I

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q with Intel Core i9-12900K

i5-14600K i9-12900K

Multi-Thread Performance

21168 Pts

28791 Pts

Single-Thread Performance

4308 Pts

3903 Pts

The Last of Us Part I

i5-14600K vs i9-12900K in The Last of Us Part I using GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q - CPU Performance comparison at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Settings with 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K resolutions

i5-14600K i9-12900K

Ultra Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	26.4 FPS
1080p	25.6 FPS
1440p	18.9 FPS
1440p	18.6 FPS
2160p	9.9 FPS
2160p	9.8 FPS
w1440p	15.4 FPS
w1440p	15.2 FPS

High Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	50.4 FPS
1080p	49.1 FPS
1440p	37.7 FPS
1440p	37.1 FPS
2160p	21.3 FPS
2160p	21.1 FPS
w1440p	31.5 FPS
w1440p	31.1 FPS

Medium Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	74.4 FPS
1080p	72.5 FPS
1440p	56.4 FPS
1440p	55.7 FPS
2160p	32.7 FPS
2160p	32.5 FPS
w1440p	47.5 FPS
w1440p	47.0 FPS

Low Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	122.3 FPS
1080p	119.4 FPS
1440p	93.9 FPS
1440p	92.7 FPS
2160p	55.6 FPS
2160p	55.1 FPS
w1440p	79.7 FPS
w1440p	78.8 FPS

i5-14600K

For some games, a cpu with a higher clock speed, or in a technical name IPC (Instructions per clock), has better results than other CPU's with higher core count and lower core speed.

i9-12900K

The i9-12900K has higher Level 2 Cache. Data/instructions which have to be processed can be loaded from the fast L2 and the CPU does not have to wait for the very slow DDR RAM
The i9-12900K has higher Level 3 Cache. This is useful when you have substantial multiprocessing workloads, many computationally intense simultaneous processes. More likely on a server, less on a personally used computer for interactive desktop workloads.

Compare i5-14600K vs i9-12900K specifications

i5-14600K vs i9-12900K Architecture

	i5-14600K	i9-12900K
Codename	Raptor Lake-R	Alder Lake
ECC Memory	Yes	No
Generation	Core i5 (Raptor Lake Refresh)	Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Memory Support	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel
PCI-Express	Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)	Gen 4, 20 Lanes (CPU only)

i5-14600K vs i9-12900K Cache

	i5-14600K	i9-12900K
Cache L1	80 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
Cache L2	2 MB (per core)	14MB (shared)
Cache L3	24 MB (shared)	30MB (shared)

i5-14600K vs i9-12900K Core Config

	i5-14600K	i9-12900K

i5-14600K vs i9-12900K Performance

	i5-14600K	i9-12900K
Base Clock	100 MHz	100 MHz
Frequency	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Multiplier	35.0x	32.0x
Multiplier Unlocked	Yes	Yes
TDP	125 W	125 W
Turbo Clock	up to 5.3 GHz	up to 5.2 GHz

i5-14600K vs i9-12900K Physical

	i5-14600K	i9-12900K
Die Size	257 mm²	unknown
Foundry	Intel	Intel
Package	FC-LGA16A	FC-LGA1700
Process Size	10 nm	10 nm
Socket	Intel Socket 1700	Intel Socket 1700
tCaseMax	72°C	72°C
tJMax	100°C	100°C