Core i5-12490F vs Core i7-14700KF benchmarks
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-14700KF performs better than the Core i5-12490F. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-12490F in all gaming tests too.
In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-14700KF has significantly more cores than the Core i5-12490F. Indeed, the Core i7-14700KF has 20 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i5-12490F. It also has more threads than the Core i5-12490F. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-14700KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-12490F. Also, the Core i7-14700KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core i7-14700KF has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-12490F. The Core i7-14700KF also has significantly more L3 cache.
Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-12490F has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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