i9-14900K vs i5-12400 - The Last of Us Part I RTX 3080 Ti Max-Q - Game Performance Benchmarks

RTX 3080 Ti Max-Q with Intel Core i9-14900K

The Last of Us Part I

RTX 3080 Ti Max-Q with Intel Core i5-12400

i9-14900K i5-12400

Multi-Thread Performance

41458 Pts

16800 Pts

Single-Thread Performance

5619 Pts

3240 Pts

The Last of Us Part I

i9-14900K vs i5-12400 in The Last of Us Part I using RTX 3080 Ti Max-Q - CPU Performance comparison at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Settings with 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K resolutions

i9-14900K i5-12400

Ultra Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	68.2 FPS
1080p	61.8 FPS
1440p	49.2 FPS
1440p	46.9 FPS
2160p	26.0 FPS
2160p	24.8 FPS
w1440p	40.2 FPS
w1440p	38.3 FPS

High Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	114.0 FPS
1080p	104.8 FPS
1440p	86.2 FPS
1440p	82.8 FPS
2160p	49.7 FPS
2160p	47.7 FPS
w1440p	72.5 FPS
w1440p	69.5 FPS

Medium Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	159.8 FPS
1080p	147.8 FPS
1440p	123.3 FPS
1440p	118.7 FPS
2160p	73.4 FPS
2160p	70.6 FPS
w1440p	104.8 FPS
w1440p	100.8 FPS

Low Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	251.3 FPS
1080p	233.8 FPS
1440p	197.4 FPS
1440p	190.4 FPS
2160p	120.9 FPS
2160p	116.5 FPS
w1440p	169.4 FPS
w1440p	163.2 FPS

i9-14900K

The i9-14900K 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 i9-14900K 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.
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.

i5-12400

The i5-12400 is more power efficient and generates less heat.

Compare i9-14900K vs i5-12400 specifications

i9-14900K vs i5-12400 Architecture

	i9-14900K	i5-12400
Chipsets	Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 Series	Z690, H670, B660, H610
Codename	Raptor Lake-R	Alder Lake-S
DDR4 Speed	3200 MT/s	3200 MT/s
DDR5 Speed	5600 MT/s	4800 MT/s
ECC Memory	Yes	No
Generation	Core i9 (Raptor Lake Refresh)	Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Memory Support	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
PCI-Express	Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)	Gen 5, 20 Lanes (CPU only)

i9-14900K vs i5-12400 Cache

	i9-14900K	i5-12400
Cache L1	80 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
Cache L2	2 MB (per core)	1.25MB (per core)
Cache L3	36 MB (shared)	18MB (shared)

i9-14900K vs i5-12400 Core Config

	i9-14900K	i5-12400

i9-14900K vs i5-12400 Performance

	i9-14900K	i5-12400
Base Clock	100 MHz	100 MHz
Frequency	3.2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Multiplier	32.0x	25.0x
Multiplier Unlocked	Yes	No
PL1	253 W	65W
PL2	253 W	117W
PL2 Tau Limit	Unlimited	28 seconds
TDP	125 W	65 W
Turbo Clock	up to 6 GHz	up to 4.4 GHz