Intel Core i7-14700K Review: Equivalent performance to that of Core i9-13900K and Ryzen 9 7950X3D for nearly US$200 less
Intel's 14th gen Raptor Lake-S Refresh is mostly about increased boost clocks, support for faster XMP profiles, and some overclocking enhancements. The architecture, however, remains identical to the 13th gen Raptor Lake-S CPUs.
We have previously reviewed the Core i5-14600K and Core i9-14900K processors, but one series that stands out from the pack is the new Core i7.
The Core i7 series has traditionally witnessed increasing E-core counts with each generation from Alder Lake. With 20 cores (8P + 12E) and 28 threads, the Core i7-14700K and the Core i7-14700KF are the only 14th gen CPUs to benefit from increased E-core counts compared to corresponding SKUs in the 13th gen.
In this review, we see how the Core i7-14700K fares against the competition and whether the increased E-core count proves to be of any practical consequence in productivity and gaming.
An overview of Intel 14th gen Raptor Lake-S Refresh desktop processors
SKU | Cores / Threads | P-Core Clock / Turbo | E-Core Clock / Turbo | Cache L2 + L3 | Integrated Graphics | PBP (PL1) | MTB (PL2) | MSRP (US$) |
Core i9-14900K | 24 (8P + 16E) / 32 | 3.2 GHz / 6.0 GHz | 2.4 GHz / 4.4 GHz | 32 + 36 MB | UHD Graphics 770 | 125 W | 253 W | 589 |
Core i9-14900KF | 24 (8P + 16E) / 32 | 3.2 GHz / 6.0 GHz | 2.4 GHz / 4.4 GHz | 32 + 36 MB | N/A | 125 W | 253 W | 564 |
Core i9-13900K | 24 (8P + 16E) / 32 | 3.0 GHz / 5.8 GHz | 2.2 GHz / 4.3 GHz | 32 + 36 MB | UHD Graphics 770 | 125 W | 253 W | 589 |
Core i9-12900K | 16 (8P + 8E) / 24 | 3.2 GHz / 5.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz / 3.9 GHz | 14 + 30 MB | UHD Graphics 770 | 125 W | 241 W | 589 |
Core i7-14700K | 20 (8P + 12E) / 28 | 3.4 GHz / 5.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz / 4.3 GHz | 28 + 33 MB | UHD Graphics 770 | 125 W | 253 W | 409 |
Core i7-14700KF | 20 (8P + 12E) / 28 | 3.4 GHz / 5.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz / 4.3 GHz | 28 + 33 MB | N/A | 125 W | 253 W | 384 |
Core i7-13700K | 16 (8P + 8E) / 24 | 3.4 GHz / 5.4 GHz | 2.5 GHz / 4.2 GHz | 24 + 30 MB | UHD Graphics 770 | 125 W | 253 W | 409 |
Core i7-12700K | 12 (8P + 4E) / 20 | 3.6 GHz / 4.9 GHz | 2.7 GHz / 3.8 GHz | 12 + 25 MB | UHD Graphics 770 | 125 W | 190 W | 409 |
Core i5-14600K | 14 (6P + 8E) / 20 | 3.5 GHz / 5.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz / 4.0 GHz | 20 + 24 MB | UHD Graphics 770 | 125 W | 181 W | 319 |
Core i5-14600KF | 14 (6P + 8E) / 20 | 3.5 GHz / 5.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz / 4.0 GHz | 20 + 24 MB | N/A | 125 W | 181 W | 294 |
Core i5-13600K | 14 (6P + 8E) / 20 | 3.5 GHz / 5.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz / 3.9 GHz | 20 + 24 MB | UHD Graphics 770 | 125 W | 181 W | 319 |
Core i5-12600K | 10 (6P + 4E) / 16 | 3,7 GHz / 4,9 GHz | 2,8 GHz / 3,6 GHz | 9,5 + 20 MB | UHD Graphics 770 | 125 W | 150 W | 289 |
Corresponding to the increased number of E-cores the combined L2 and L3 cache is now 61 MB compared to 54 MB in the Core i7-13700K. Additionally, the Core i7-14700K also sees a slight uptick in P-core and E-core boosts, which are now specified at 5.6 GHz and 4.3 GHz, respectively.
Intel continues to utilize a 125 W Processor Base Power (PBP) or PL1 and a 253 W Maximum Turbo Boost (MTB) or PL2.
The test bench: Intel Core i7-14700K feels right at home with the RTX 4090
Our Core i7-14700K test bench is comprised of the following components:
- Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 open test bench
- Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master motherboard with BIOS version F11
- Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme Airo GPU
- Gigabyte Aorus Gen 4 2 TB NVMe SSD for benchmarks and games
- 2x 16 GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5-6400 RAM running at DDR5-6000 with timings 32-38-38-80 at 1.35 V
- Gigabyte M28U 4K 144 Hz monitor
- Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML360L V2 ARGB AIO cooler
- Cooler Master MVE Gold V2 1250 ATX 3.0 fully modular PSU
Windows 11 23H2 with the latest patches together with Nvidia Game Ready driver v546.26 was used at the time of testing.
During testing, we set PL1=PL2 unlimited and enabled Thermal Velocity Boost via Intel XTU to ensure that the Core i7-14700K can fully flex its muscles.
We would like to thank Intel for supplying the Core i7-14700K test sample, Zotac for the RTX 4090 AMP Extreme Airo GPU, Gigabyte for the Z790 Aorus Master motherboard, M28U monitor, and Aorus NVMe SSD, Kingston for the DDR5 memory kit, and finally Cooler Master for the test bench, AIO cooler, and the power supply.
CPU benchmarks: Advantage in single-core over AMD Zen 4
Cumulative CPU performance is right on the heels of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D and the Ryzen 9 7950X while trailing behind the Core i9-14900K by just 7%.
In single-core, the Core i7-14700K is placed perceivably ahead of AMD's Zen 4 offerings in Cinebench R20 and R23, while the latter do show advantages in Geekbench single-core tests.
The Ryzen 9 7950XD and Ryzen 9 7950X have a decent advantage in multi-core over the Core i7-14700K given their higher thread count. This is also reflected in V-Ray CPU tests that see the Core i7-14700K trailing the Ryzen 9 7950X by as much as 20%.
The Core i7-14700K trails behind the flagship Core i9-14900K by up to 8% in Cinebench single-core tests and by up to 13% in multi-core, which is reasonable considering the US$180 price difference between these two Raptor Lake-S Refresh CPUs.
Performance Rating - Percent | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X -1! | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D -1! | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Cinebench R15 | |
CPU Single 64Bit | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Cinebench R20 | |
CPU (Single Core) | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
CPU (Multi Core) | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Cinebench R23 | |
Single Core | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Multi Core | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Cinebench R11.5 | |
CPU Single 64Bit | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Cinebench R10 | |
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K |
wPrime 2.10 | |
32m | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
1024m | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 | |
Pass 1 | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Pass 2 | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
WinRAR - Result | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-12600K |
TrueCrypt | |
AES Mean 100MB | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Twofish Mean 100MB | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Serpent Mean 100MB | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Geekbench 5.5 | |
Multi-Core | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Single-Core | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
Geekbench 5.0 | |
5.0 Multi-Core | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
5.0 Single-Core | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Geekbench 4.4 | |
64 Bit Single-Core Score | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
64 Bit Multi-Core Score | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
7-Zip 18.03 | |
7z b 4 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
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7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K |
LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
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WebXPRT 3 - Overall | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K |
V-Ray Benchmark Next 4.10 - CPU | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
V-Ray 5 Benchmark - CPU | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
* ... smaller is better
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Intel does not supply a cooler in the box, so you will have to rely on a capable third-party solution, preferably an all-in-one (AiO) liquid cooler. We did not notice any performance throttling during a Cinebench R15 multi-core loop test with the Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML360L AiO.
During the Cinebench R15 multi-core loop, the Core i7-14700K can boost up to 4.79 GHz, but this comes at the expense of consuming nearly 313 W and a 92 °C core temperature.
However, the average package power during the loop is only about 195 W that still yields 4.7 GHz average clocks while the core temperatures level out at about 76 °C.
System performance: On par with a Ryzen 9 7950X3D
The Core i7-14700K breaks no sweat for regular productivity tasks. Its overall system performance is on par with a Ryzen 9 7900X and a Ryzen 9 7950X3D while trailing behind the Core i9-14900K by 9%.
Individually taken, the Core i7-14700K nearly closes the gap with the Core i9-14900K and also the Core i9-13900K in 3DMark 11 Performance Physics and also in PCMark 10 overall.
3DMark Time Spy CPU interestingly shows the Core i7-14700K managing a 11% lead over the Core i9-13900K, though it trails behind this CPU by 9% in Fire Strike Physics.
The new Raptor Lake-S Refresh CPU does take a setback in AIDA64 FPU tests but fares well in subtests such as PhotoWorxx and CPU ZLib.
3DMark 11: 1280x720 Performance Physics
3DMark: 1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics | 2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
CrossMark: Overall | Responsiveness | Creativity | Productivity
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
Performance Rating | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D -2! | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K -4! | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-12600K -4! |
3DMark 11 / Performance Physics | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
3DMark / Fire Strike Physics | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
3DMark / Time Spy CPU | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
PCMark 10 / Score | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-12600K |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-12600K |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-12600K |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
3DMark 11: 1280x720 Performance Physics
3DMark: 1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics | 2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
CrossMark: Overall | Responsiveness | Creativity | Productivity
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
Performance Rating - Percent | |
Intel Core i9-12900K -1! | |
Intel Core i5-12600K -1! | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
* ... smaller is better
PCMark 10 Score | 9741 points | |
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3D and gaming performance: Core i5-14600K and Ryzen Zen 4 still have the edge
Paired with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 GPU, the Core i7-14700K's performance was identical to that of the Ryzen 9 7950X3D, Ryzen 9 7950X, and even the Core i9-14900K in cumulative 3DMark tests.
The 14C/20T Core i5-14600K shows a decent 9% lead overall in 3DMark.
Performance Rating - Percent | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i9-13900K |
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i9-13900K |
3DMark | |
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K |
3DMark 11 Performance | 64680 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Score | 52237 points | |
3DMark Time Spy Score | 33810 points | |
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Cumulative gaming performance considering 720p low and 1080p Ultra settings also sees the Core i5-14600K take a slight 6% lead over the Core i7-14700K.
Unlike in 3DMark, gaming seems to favor the Core i9-14900K (+16%) and AMD flagships (up to +28%) better.
Performance Rating - Percent | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
F1 22 | |
1920x1080 Low Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 |
Far Cry 5 | |
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
X-Plane 11.11 | |
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1280x720 low (fps_test=1) | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | |
1920x1080 High Quality | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1280x720 Lite Quality | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 |
Dota 2 Reborn | |
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 |
The Witcher 3 | |
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
GTA V | |
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Borderlands 3 | |
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | |
1280x720 Lowest Preset | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Metro Exodus | |
1280x720 Low Quality AF:4x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
1920x1080 Ultra Quality AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
F1 2021 | |
1280x720 Ultra Low Preset | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 |
Performance deltas against the Core i9-14900K and the Ryzen 9 7950X3D exist but are comparatively reduced in cumulative QHD Ultra and 4K Ultra gaming as the workloads become more GPU-intensive.
In this scenario, we see the Core i7-14700K trailing by 9% against the Core i9-14900K and the Ryzen 9 7950X3D compared to 14% and 16%, respectively at 720p Low and 1080p Ultra.
Performance Rating - Percent | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F -1! |
F1 22 | |
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
3840x2160 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K |
Far Cry 5 | |
2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
3840x2160 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
X-Plane 11.11 - 3840x2160 high (fps_test=3) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | |
2560x1440 High Quality | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
3840x2160 High Quality | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 |
Dota 2 Reborn - 3840x2160 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 |
The Witcher 3 - 3840x2160 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K |
GTA V | |
2560x1440 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
3840x2160 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 |
Borderlands 3 | |
2560x1440 Badass Overall Quality (DX11) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
3840x2160 Badass Overall Quality (DX11) | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | |
2560x1440 Highest Preset AA:T | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
3840x2160 Highest Preset AA:T | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Metro Exodus | |
2560x1440 Ultra Quality AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
3840x2160 Ultra Quality AF:16x | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
F1 2021 | |
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
3840x2160 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 |
Does disabling extra E-cores help with gaming?
Ever since Intel first introduced simultaneous multithreading (SMT) aka HyperThreading on consumer Pentium 4 NetBurst CPUs back in 2002, enthusiasts often quipped about disabling this feature for FPS boosts in games.
With the introduction of a hybrid core architecture in Alder Lake, discussions about eking out even more fps in games by disabling the low IPC E-cores surfaced once again.
Certain games like Atlas Fallen have been known to suffer performance penalties with E-cores enabled on Raptor Lake CPUs. Cyberpunk 2077 recently received a Patch 2.11 update that provides an option to override Intel's Thread Director and the OS's scheduling to prioritize the P-cores.
According to Intel, it is not possible to fully disable all E-cores in the CPU. Besides, the Core i5-14600K has a performance edge over the Core i7-14700K in 1080p gaming and is also the likely choice for the vast majority of gamers.
With this mind, we tested the Core i7-14700K's gaming performance with four of its 12 E-cores disabled to mimic the Core i5-14600K's E-core count.
Cumulatively, the Core i7-14700K with just eight functioning E-cores does perform marginally better in gaming. The exact benefit, if any, will depend on the game itself.
For instance, Far Cry 5 shows the highest gains at 1080p Ultra (+19%) and 720p Low presets (+31%) over the default Core i7-14700K config whereas Borderlands 3 shows zero benefit in disabling E-cores.
Other titles such as Metro Exodus show miniscule variations while gains in The Witcher 3 do not amount to much.
Performance Rating - Percent | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K (8 E-cores) | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Far Cry 5 | |
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K (8 E-cores) | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K (8 E-cores) | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
X-Plane 11.11 | |
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K (8 E-cores) | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1280x720 low (fps_test=1) | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K (8 E-cores) | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | |
1920x1080 High Quality | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K (8 E-cores) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1280x720 Lite Quality | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K (8 E-cores) | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 |
Dota 2 Reborn | |
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K (8 E-cores) | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K (8 E-cores) | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 |
The Witcher 3 | |
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K (8 E-cores) | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K (8 E-cores) | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Borderlands 3 | |
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K (8 E-cores) | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K (8 E-cores) | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Metro Exodus | |
1280x720 Low Quality AF:4x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K (8 E-cores) | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
1920x1080 Ultra Quality AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K (8 E-cores) | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Intel Core i7-14700K with Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K DLSS | 4K | |
GTA V (2015) | 187.6 | 187.4 | 185.6 | 151.2 | 151.2 | 185.9 | |
The Witcher 3 (2015) | 634 | 572 | 531 | 287 | 250 | 274 | |
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 239.4 | 226.7 | 213.4 | 200 | 198.1 | ||
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 235 | 236 | 228 | 219 | 159.2 | ||
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 227 | 199.8 | 151.7 | 128.2 | |||
Far Cry 5 (2018) | 180 | 165 | 163 | 154 | 155 | 152 | |
Strange Brigade (2018) | 577 | 512 | 468 | 463 | 454 | 273 | |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | 278 | 270 | 268 | 266 | 258 | 180.4 | |
Metro Exodus (2019) | 289 | 261 | 227 | 194.7 | 181.3 | 138.5 | |
Borderlands 3 (2019) | 220 | 191.9 | 178.1 | 170.4 | 171.6 | 132.6 | |
F1 2021 (2021) | 547 | 517 | 476 | 260 | 257 | 194.9 | |
Far Cry 6 (2021) | 222 | 205 | 187 | 175 | 168 | 135 | |
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) | 402 | 349 | 300 | 277 | 223 | 127.9 | |
F1 22 (2022) | 359 | 372 | 351 | 187 | 151.1 | 82.3 | |
The Witcher 3 v4.00 (2023) | 354 | 297 | 269 | 230 | 172.9 | 85.4 | |
F1 23 (2023) | 345 | 364 | 346 | 190.7 | 152.5 | 131 | 79.7 |
Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 183.2 | 182.2 | 171.7 | 166.3 | 144.8 | 145.9 | 71.8 |
Assassin's Creed Mirage (2023) | 259 | 247 | 241 | 185 | 176 | 154 | 125 |
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 2023 (2023) | 277 | 272 | 258 | 251 | 216 | 167 | 156 |
Power consumption: Zen 4 continues to trounce Intel in energy efficiency
Similar to our observations on the laptop side of things, AMD's Zen 4 offerings continue to show excellent energy efficiency vs. the Intel Raptor Lake-S competition.
Although the Core i7-14700K shows a 17% higher power efficiency over the Core i5-14600K in Cinebench R23 multi-core, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D manages an impressive 45% lead despite both CPUs yielding similar scores in the benchmark.
The Core i9-14900K-based system guggles 537 W from the wall during a Prime95 in-place large FFTs stress, which is 26% higher than the Core i7-14700K PC's 400 W total system power consumption. This is in turn 45% higher than a Ryzen 9 7950X3D-based PC.
Power Consumption: External monitor
Power Consumption / Cinebench R23 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
Power Consumption / Witcher 3 ultra Efficiency (external Monitor) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-13400, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX | |
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX |
Power Consumption / Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor) | |
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.5 W) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 78 W) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.45 W) | |
Intel Core i5-13400, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
Power Consumption / Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
Power Consumption / Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor) | |
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
Power Consumption / The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor) | |
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i5-13400, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.5 W) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 78 W) | |
Intel Core i5-12400F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.45 W) |
Power Consumption / Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor) | |
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.5 W) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.45 W) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 78 W) | |
Intel Core i5-12400F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-13400, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
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Pros
Cons
Verdict: Virtually indistinguishable from the Core i9-13900K and Ryzen 9 7950X3D for productivity
With Intel deciding to make Meteor Lake laptop-only, desktop users have to contend with refreshed Raptor Lake-S parts. The Core i7-14700K and its KF counterpart are unique SKUs in the Intel 14th gen Raptor Lake-S Refresh lineup, being the only ones to have received a bump in core and thread count with their 20C/28T configuration.
This increased core and thread count helps the Core i7-14700K inch ever so closer to behemoths like the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D (+2%) and the Core i9-13900K (+4%) in cumulative CPU benchmarks while remaining within striking distance of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (+5%) and the Core i9-14900K (+9%).
The Intel Core i7-14700K is a lone star in the 14th gen lineup that offers Core i9-13900K levels of performance thanks to its unique 20C/28T configuration. However, there's little incentive to upgrade from the 13th gen, especially for gamers."
Gaming paints somewhat of a different picture, though. The Core i7-14700K makes for a good gaming CPU on its own, but the Core i5-14600K (US$300 on Amazon) and the Ryzen 7 7800X3D (US$369 on Amazon) make more sense if gaming is your priority. While having eight P-cores in the Core i7-14700K is certainly welcome, the added E-cores cumulatively seem to cause a regression in gaming workloads. The perceivable gains as a result of disabling four of the 12 E-cores corroborates this fact.
This is, of course, highly dependent on the game and how effectively it can utilize the available threads. The Core i9s can work around this problem thanks to their increased boosts on both P and E-cores along with larger caches. Having large caches is also the primary reason behind the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and the Ryzen 9 7950X3D (US$599 on Amazon) being the absolute best CPUs for gaming.
The Core i7-14700K currently retails for about US$400. At this price, it is certainly cheaper than the Core i9-13900K (US$525 on Amazon) and the Core i9-14900K (US$545 on Amazon) while offering comparable performance in CPU-specific tasks. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (US$383.55 on Amazon) is the nearest equivalent from Team Red in terms of pricing. However, the Core i7-14700K shows clear advantages in single and multi-core tests comparatively.
Frankly, there's not a lot separating the 13th and 14th gen Raptor Lake-S CPUs, so you should be fine with processors from either generation for all practical purposes. Whether you should be upgrading to a Core i7-14700K depends solely on the pricing and your current setup.
Upgrading from Alder Lake-S or lower? Probably yes. Coming from a Core i7-13700K? Chuck it. Looking for a more power-efficient gaming chip? Go Zen 4.
Price and Availability
The Intel Core i7-14700K is currently available for US$400 on both Amazon US and Best Buy while the Core i7-14700KF without the iGPU can be had for about US$393.
In India, the Core i7-14700K and the Core i7-14700KF currently retail for ₹45,899 and ₹44,999, respectively on Amazon IN although you can get it for a lot less at other local retailers.
Transparency
The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.