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Intel Core i7-14700K vs Intel Core i5-14600K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Q4/2023
Intel Core i7-14700K

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Intel Core i7-14700K
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Intel Core i5-14600K

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Intel Core i5-14600K

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-14700K or Intel Core i5-14600K? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-14700K has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 20 / 28 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2023.

Intel Core i5-14600K has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 14 / 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2023.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    20 left arrow 14
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 6% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.60 GHz left arrow 5.30 GHz
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-14700K Intel Core i7-14700K
Intel Core i5-14600K Intel Core i5-14600K
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Intel Core i (14th Gen) left arrow Intel Core i (14th Gen)
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow 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 left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    20 left arrow 14
  • CPU Threads
    28 left arrow 20
  • E-core Base Clock
    2.5 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • E-core Max Turbo
    4.3 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
  • Efficient Cores
    12 left arrow 8
  • P-core Base Clock
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • P-core Max Turbo
    5.5 GHz left arrow 5.3 GHz
  • Performance Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.6 GHz left arrow 5.3 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 left arrow 32
  • GPU Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow 300 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 770 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • GPU Turbo
    1600 MHz left arrow 1550 MHz
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-14600K and Intel Core i7-14700K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Max. Memory
    192 GB left arrow 192 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-14700K and Intel Core i5-14600K 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 left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    253 W left arrow 181 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-14700K and Intel Core i5-14600K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raptor Lake left arrow Raptor Lake
  • Intel Smart Cache
    33 MB left arrow 24 MB
  • L2-Cache
    28 MB left arrow 20 MB
  • L3-Cache
    33 MB left arrow 24 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2023 left arrow Q4/2023
  • Socket
    FCLGA1700 left arrow FCLGA1700
  • Technology
    Intel 7 left arrow Intel 7

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 10

Blender Cycles

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

Test and settingsIntel Core i7-14700K Intel Core i5-14600KResult difference¹
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 449.100305 samples/min Submissions: 15 318.74675 samples/min Submissions: 21 -29.0 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 423.724736 samples/min Submissions: 24 311.979665 samples/min Submissions: 7 -26.4 %
Blender 5.1.0 / CPU / Windows 462.366159 samples/min Submissions: 10 322.758515 samples/min Submissions: 17 -30.2 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Linux 525.873311 samples/min Submissions: 19 300.096793 samples/min Submissions: 8 -42.9 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 437.37477 samples/min Submissions: 84 299.897209 samples/min Submissions: 93 -31.4 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 421.680169 samples/min Submissions: 66 301.862874 samples/min Submissions: 47 -28.4 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 427.678184 samples/min Submissions: 82 297.597714 samples/min Submissions: 32 -30.4 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 428.576395 samples/min Submissions: 139 293.011509 samples/min Submissions: 48 -31.6 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 446.416798 samples/min Submissions: 84 303.901316 samples/min Submissions: 31 -31.9 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 457.887531 samples/min Submissions: 188 315.487077 samples/min Submissions: 40 -31.1 %

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 i5-14600K

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 TestResultReported conditions
Intel Core i7-14700K Cinebench 2024 / multi-core 1982 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 16 GB
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench 2024 / multi-core 1392 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Intel Core i7-14700K Cinebench 2024 / single-core 127.9 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 16 GB
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench 2024 / single-core 122 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Intel Core i7-14700K Cinebench R15 / multi-core 5459 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 16 GB
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench R15 / multi-core 3640 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Intel Core i7-14700K Cinebench R15 / single-core 314 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 16 GB
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench R15 / single-core 297 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Intel Core i7-14700K Cinebench R20 / multi-core 13672 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 16 GB
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench R20 / multi-core 9371 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Intel Core i7-14700K Cinebench R20 / single-core 832 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 16 GB
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench R20 / single-core 790 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Intel Core i7-14700K Cinebench R23 / multi-core 35892 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 16 GB
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench R23 / multi-core 24491 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Intel Core i7-14700K Cinebench R23 / single-core 2153 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 16 GB
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench R23 / single-core 2064 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 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 ResultReported 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 / 20 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-14600K 6351.182273 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 20 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / B760M GAMING X AX
Duration: 157.451 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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