Intel Core i7-14700K vs Intel Core i9-14900K — Specifications, performance, tests

Differences
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Differences

Reasons to consider
Intel Core i7-14700K

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Higher clock speed

Around 6% better clock speed

3.40 GHz 3.20 GHz

Reasons to consider
Intel Core i9-14900K

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More number of cores

4 more cores

24 20
Higher turbo clock speed

Around 7 % higher specified turbo frequency

6.00 GHz 5.60 GHz

Specifications

Technical data

Intel Core i7-14700K

Intel Core i9-14900K

CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

Family

Intel Core i (14th Gen) Intel Core i (14th Gen)
Segment

Desktop Desktop

CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

Base Frequency

3.4 GHz 3.2 GHz
CPU Cores

20 24
CPU Threads

28 32
E-core Base Clock

2.5 GHz 2.4 GHz
E-core Max Turbo

4.3 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores

12 16
P-core Base Clock

3.4 GHz 3.2 GHz
P-core Max Turbo

5.5 GHz 5.6 GHz
Performance Cores

8 8
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)

5.6 GHz 6 GHz
Thermal Velocity Boost

- 6 GHz
Turbo Boost Max 3.0

- 5.8 GHz

IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

Execution units

32 32
GPU Frequency

300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU name

Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Turbo

1600 MHz 1650 MHz

Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-14900K and Intel Core i7-14700K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

Max. Memory

192 GB 192 GB
Memory channels

2 2
Memory type

DDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200 DDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200

Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-14700K and Intel Core i9-14900K Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)

125 W 125 W
TDP (PL2)

253 W 253 W

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-14700K and Intel Core i9-14900K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

Architecture

Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Intel Smart Cache

33 MB 36 MB
L2-Cache

28 MB 32 MB
L3-Cache

33 MB 36 MB
Release date

Q4/2023 Q4/2023
Socket

FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700
Technology

Intel 7 Intel 7

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 14

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settings	Intel Core i7-14700K	Intel Core i9-14900K	Result difference¹
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows	449.100305 samples/min Submissions: 15	525.297243 samples/min Submissions: 72	+17.0 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows	423.724736 samples/min Submissions: 24	537.152247 samples/min Submissions: 49	+26.8 %
Blender 5.1.0 / CPU / Windows	462.366159 samples/min Submissions: 10	531.350353 samples/min Submissions: 22	+14.9 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Linux	525.873311 samples/min Submissions: 19	605.963514 samples/min Submissions: 23	+15.2 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows	437.37477 samples/min Submissions: 84	503.755498 samples/min Submissions: 249	+15.2 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows	421.680169 samples/min Submissions: 66	511.944699 samples/min Submissions: 327	+21.4 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Linux	576.536543 samples/min Submissions: 5	576.147027 samples/min Submissions: 16	-0.1 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows	427.678184 samples/min Submissions: 82	497.466289 samples/min Submissions: 424	+16.3 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Linux	526.657449 samples/min Submissions: 10	606.198279 samples/min Submissions: 7	+15.1 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows	428.576395 samples/min Submissions: 139	477.890865 samples/min Submissions: 236	+11.5 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Linux	586.617037 samples/min Submissions: 5	591.518197 samples/min Submissions: 5	+0.8 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows	446.416798 samples/min Submissions: 84	497.628493 samples/min Submissions: 121	+11.5 %

More tests: 2

Test and settings	Intel Core i7-14700K	Intel Core i9-14900K	Result difference¹
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Linux	547.651336 samples/min Submissions: 11	644.424795 samples/min Submissions: 31	+17.7 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows	457.887531 samples/min Submissions: 188	519.675217 samples/min Submissions: 305	+13.5 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i7-14700K

Intel Core i9-14900K

Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Linux 510.220142 samples/min
Blender 5.0.0 / CPU / Windows 474.001938 samples/min
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Linux 598.968139 samples/min
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Linux 546.153665 samples/min

Results with primary test sources

Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.

Model	Test	Result	Reported conditions
Intel Core i7-14700K	Cinebench 2024 / multi-core	1982 points	Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090 System RAM: 16 GB
Intel Core i7-14700K	Cinebench 2024 / single-core	127.9 points	Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090 System RAM: 16 GB
Intel Core i7-14700K	Cinebench R15 / multi-core	5459 points	Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090 System RAM: 16 GB
Intel Core i7-14700K	Cinebench R15 / single-core	314 points	Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090 System RAM: 16 GB
Intel Core i7-14700K	Cinebench R20 / multi-core	13672 points	Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090 System RAM: 16 GB
Intel Core i7-14700K	Cinebench R20 / single-core	832 points	Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090 System RAM: 16 GB
Intel Core i7-14700K	Cinebench R23 / multi-core	35892 points	Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090 System RAM: 16 GB
Intel Core i7-14700K	Cinebench R23 / single-core	2153 points	Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090 System RAM: 16 GB

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 10M / 28 threads / windows

Model	Result	Reported conditions
Intel Core i7-14700K	12603.458641 H/s	RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 10M / 28 threads / windows System RAM: 96 GB OS: Windows NT 10.0 Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI (MS-7E06) Duration: 793.433 s User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 32 threads / windows

Model	Result	Reported conditions
Intel Core i9-14900K	10033.109261 H/s	RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 32 threads / windows System RAM: 32 GB OS: Windows NT 10.0 Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING WIFI Duration: 99.67 s User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.