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

Intel Core i9-14900K

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The Intel Core i9-14900K is a high-end processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, similar to the Intel Core i9-13900K last year. The base clock is 3.2 GHz and can reach up to 6 GHz under optimal conditions. The total of 32 threads are still divided into 8 P and 16 E cores. The 8 performance cores (P-cores) also offer hyperthreading, which means that a total of 32 threads can be processed simultaneously in conjunction with the 16 energy-efficient E-cores. As before, the K models continue to offer a freely selectable multiplier, which simplifies overclocking. The Intel Core i9-14900K uses the same CPU socket (LGA 1700) as the Intel Core i9-13900K. This means you don't necessarily need a new motherboard, as the 600 series chipsets support the new processors after a BIOS update. There is also still the option of using DDR4 for the RAM.

Performance

Compared to the Intel Core i9-13900K, the Core i9-14900K still offers 8 P-cores, which are relieved by 16 additional E-cores for demanding applications and thus ensure very high multi-thread performance. In comparison, however, the Intel Core i9-14900K can only gain a slight lead. The e-cores primarily take care of background applications. The hybrid architecture relies on the Intel Thread Director, which is responsible for the correct allocation of tasks. Meanwhile, the IPC could only be increased slightly. As an innovation with the Intel Core i9-14900K, the manufacturer is increasingly relying on AI, which is also used for overclocking. With one click in the Intel Extreme Utility, the tool checks the entire system and makes the necessary settings.

Graphics unit

Like the Intel Core i9-13900K, the Intel Core i9-14900K offers an integrated graphics unit. The Intel Iris Xe architecture continues to serve as the basis. In terms of performance, however, nothing has changed with the Intel UHD Graphics 770.

Power consumption

The Intel Core i9-14900K is specified with a TDP of 125 watts, which corresponds to the PL1 value. In Boost mode, the processor's performance can increase to up to 253 watts (PL2). However, this requires very good cooling. Compared to the Intel Core i9-13900K, the specified power consumption does not increase if the limits are adhered to. The situation is different if the limits are deactivated. As this value depends on the overall system, we cannot make an exact statement on this.

Intel Core i5-14600K

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The Intel Core i5-14600K is a modern desktop processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, which inherits the 13th generation of Intel Core processors with minor improvements. The processor offers a base clock of 3.5 GHz and reaches up to 5.3 GHz in Turbo. The basic CPU structure remains unchanged. This means that the Intel Core i5-14600K also has 6 P-cores and 8 E-cores, which means that up to 20 threads can be processed in parallel. The Intel Core i5-14600K still offers a freely selectable multiplier, which makes overclocking much easier. The LGA 1700 socket, which was already introduced with Alder-Lake, is also used as the basis.

Performance

Compared to the Intel Core i5-13600K , the IPC of the new Core i5-14600K has only been increased slightly. This means that the difference in performance is also only slight. The hybrid architecture relies on the Intel Thread Director, which is responsible for the correct allocation of tasks. As a further innovation, the manufacturer is increasingly relying on AI, which is also used for overclocking. With one click in the Intel Extreme Utility, the tool checks the entire system and makes the necessary settings.

Graphics unit

Like the Intel Core i5-13600K, the Intel Core i5-14600K also has an integrated graphics unit. The Intel Iris Xe architecture continues to serve as the basis. In terms of performance, however, nothing has changed with the Intel UHD Graphics 770.

Power consumption

The TDP of the Intel Core i5-14600K is 125 watts, with the option of consuming up to 181 watts in Turbo mode. If all limits are removed, the energy requirement rises to up to 240 watts. For cooling, we recommend a powerful air cooler or a 240 AiO.

ModelIntel Core i9-14900KIntel Core i5-14600K
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-RIntel Raptor Lake-R
CodenameRaptor LakeRaptor Lake
Series: Raptor Lake-R Raptor Lake
Intel Core i9-14900K « 3.2 - 6 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i7-14700K compare2.5 - 5.6 GHz20 / 28 cores33 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14600K3.5 - 5.3 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-14900K3.2 - 6 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i7-14700K compare2.5 - 5.6 GHz20 / 28 cores33 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14600K « 3.5 - 5.3 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Clock3200 - 6000 MHz3500 - 5300 MHz
L2 Cache32 MB20 MB
L3 Cache36 MB24 MB
Cores / Threads24 / 32
8 x 6.0 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
16 x 4.4 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
14 / 20
6 x 5.3 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
8 x 3.5 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
TDP125 Watt125 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
Die Size257 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketLGA 1700LGA 1700
FeaturesIntel UHD Graphics 770, DDR5 5600 MT/s, DDR4 3200 MT/sIntel UHD Graphics 770, DDR5 5600 MT/s, DDR4 3200 MT/s
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1650 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1550 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$589 U.S.$319 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comwww.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-14900K
61.7 pt (86%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-14600K
51 pt (71%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
min: 134     avg: 136     median: 136 (94%)     max: 138 Points
122 Points (85%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
min: 2112     avg: 2202     median: 2142 (40%)     max: 2352 Points
1392 Points (26%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
41193 Points (38%)
24491 Points (23%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
2351 Points (100%)
2064 Points (88%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
900 Points (100%)
790 Points (88%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
15466 Points (38%)
9371 Points (23%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
6282 Points (40%)
3640 Points (23%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
332 Points (100%)
297 Points (89%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
72.2 Points (94%)
41 Points (53%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
4 Points (100%)
3.6 Points (89%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
12643 Points (76%)
11396 Points (69%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
94801 Points (69%)
75358 Points (55%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
144156 Points (100%)
115171 Points (80%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
18511 Points (23%)
16643 Points (20%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
74.5 s (1%)
158.8 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
2.1 s (0%)
2.4 s (0%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
16108 Points (26%)
11491 Points (18%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 145144     avg: 146282     median: 145207 (83%)     max: 149570 MIPS
93235 MIPS (54%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 7772     avg: 7893     median: 7932 (95%)     max: 7934 MIPS
6910 MIPS (83%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 75.9     avg: 181.2     median: 181.2 (63%)     max: 286.5 fps
209 fps (73%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 257.5     avg: 345.5     median: 345.5 (80%)     max: 433.5 fps
411 fps (95%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 40.8     avg: 41.4     median: 41.1 (72%)     max: 42.8 fps
28.6 fps (50%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
2.8 GB/s (0%)
1.8 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
5.8 GB/s (100%)
3.4 GB/s (59%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
26.7 GB/s (70%)
19.5 GB/s (51%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 135     avg: 143.4     median: 145 (2%)     max: 147 Seconds
223 Seconds (3%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 80     avg: 84.6     median: 85 (1%)     max: 87 Seconds
134 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.3425     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (7%)     max: 0.3504 sec
0.4 sec (9%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 20532     avg: 22259     median: 22810 (49%)     max: 22928 Points
18096 Points (39%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
5.5 s (1%)
6.2 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
12 s (1%)
13.7 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
280.3 s (1%)
316.7 s (1%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 92276     avg: 107364     median: 112312 (98%)     max: 114209 Points
96263 Points (84%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 28587     avg: 31277     median: 31478 (85%)     max: 32853 Points
31641 Points (86%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 89084     avg: 105085     median: 106076 (86%)     max: 111347 Points
123069 Points (100%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 88682     avg: 105426     median: 106516 (86%)     max: 110989 Points
123244 Points (100%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 90865     avg: 106868     median: 108898 (92%)     max: 110670 Points
109954 Points (93%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 27678     avg: 29284     median: 29494 (75%)     max: 30143 Points
27407 Points (69%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 48193     avg: 53740     median: 54370.5 (97%)     max: 56087 Points
40164 Points (72%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 19418     avg: 22190     median: 22662.5 (96%)     max: 23721 Points
18768 Points (79%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
min: 3108     avg: 3217     median: 3243 (98%)     max: 3294 Points
2879 Points (87%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
min: 20435     avg: 21200     median: 21320 (84%)     max: 21678 Points
17409 Points (69%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2243     avg: 2340     median: 2369 (100%)     max: 2370 Points
2017 Points (85%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 24552     avg: 25133     median: 25199 (45%)     max: 25867 Points
17516 Points (31%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2177     avg: 2236     median: 2247 (10%)     max: 2272 Points
2004 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 23151     avg: 24518     median: 24467 (77%)     max: 25459 Points
17374 Points (55%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 9620     avg: 9868     median: 9872.5 (99%)     max: 10009 Points
8904 Points (89%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 82660     avg: 87253     median: 87879 (98%)     max: 89177 Points
64035 Points (71%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 413     avg: 415     median: 414 (0%)     max: 418 ms
450 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 332     avg: 334.7     median: 334 (96%)     max: 338 Points
301 Points (86%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 371     avg: 388.3     median: 386 (80%)     max: 410 Points
354 Points (74%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 2552     avg: 2586     median: 2594 (99%)     max: 2611 Points
2310 Points (88%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
537 Watt (93%)
370 Watt (64%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
548 Watt (100%)
329 Watt (60%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 67.4     avg: 83.5     median: 77.9 (51%)     max: 151.2 Watt
110.4 Watt (73%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
11.1 Points per Watt (8%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-14900K → 100% n=52

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-14600K → 86% n=52

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