Intel Core i9-14900K vs Intel Core i5-14600K. Specifications

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

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Turbo Boost Max 3.0
  5.80 GHz -
• Thermal Velocity Boost
  6.00 GHz -
• E-core Max Turbo
  4.40 GHz 4.00 GHz
• P-core Max Turbo
  5.60 GHz 5.30 GHz
• E-core Base Clock
  2.40 GHz 2.60 GHz
• P-core Base Clock
  3.20 GHz 3.50 GHz
• Efficient Cores
  16 8
• Performance Cores
  8 6
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  6.00 GHz 5.30 GHz
• Frequency
  3.20 GHz 3.50 GHz
• CPU Cores / Threads
  24 / 32 14 / 20

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

• GPU Turbo
  1650 MHz 1550 MHz
• GPU frequency
  300 MHz 300 MHz
• Execution units
  32 32
• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 770

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-14600K and Intel Core i9-14900K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory channels
  2 2
• Max. Memory
  192 GB 192 GB
• Memory type
  DDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200 DDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-14900K and Intel Core i5-14600K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL2)
  253 W 181 W
• TDP (PL1 / PBP)
  125 W 125 W

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

• Verified on
  2026-09-30 2026-09-30
• Official source
  https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/236773/intel-core-i9-processor-14900k-36m-cache-up-to-6-00-ghz/specifications.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/236799/intel-core-i5-processor-14600k-24m-cache-up-to-5-30-ghz/specifications.html
• Release date
  Q4/2023 Q4/2023
• Intel Smart Cache
  36 MB 24 MB
• L3-Cache
  36 MB 24 MB
• L2-Cache
  32 MB 20 MB
• Socket
  FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700
• Technology
  Intel 7 Intel 7
• Architecture
  Raptor Lake Raptor Lake