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Intel Core i5 14600K vs i5 14500

68 out of 100
Intel Core i5 14600K
VS
63 out of 100
Intel Core i5 14500
Intel Core i5 14600K
Intel Core i5 14500

We compared two 14-core desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 14600K against the 2.6 GHz i5 14500. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
74.8
(Good)
Value Index
66.1
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 14500 and 14600K
Advantages of Intel Core i5 14600K
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 14600K
vs
Core i5 14500

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i5 14600K +11%
1273
Core i5 14500
1145
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 628 409
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4994 2104
Cinebench Scores (100th and 121st place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 14600K +5%
15949
Core i5 14500
15155
File compression 1500 MB/sec 1200 MB/sec
Clang compilation 140.5 Klines/sec 112.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 429.5 pages/sec 393.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 507.8 Mpixels/sec 436.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 288.4 pages/sec 264.2 pages/sec
Background blur 74 images/sec 63.7 images/sec
Photo processing 154.2 images/sec 134.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 31.5 Mpixels/sec 26.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] โ€“ 786 & 235 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 14600K +25%
38408
Core i5 14500
30757
Integer math 125.6 GOps/sec 108 GOps/sec
Floating point math 92.7 GOps/sec 79.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 157M Primes/sec 106M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 52.1M Strings/sec 40.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 27.5 GBytes/sec 21.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 480.7 MBytes/sec 371.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 2371 Frames/sec 1745 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.4B Matrices/sec 22.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 4251 & 2334 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 14600K +18%
304.64
Core i5 14500
257.62

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 10.2 PPW 17.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 127.6 PPW 233.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 307.3 PPW 473.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.44 PPW 3.96 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 14600K
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-25 (zgabbySims)Cinebench 2026628 / 4994
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-14 (Batela)Cinebench 2024122 / 1386
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-01 (Tom)Cinebench 2024119 / 1278
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-01 (Tom B)Cinebench 2024117 / 882
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-07-11 (GAMERZ)Cinebench 2024118 / 1273
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Intel Core i5 14500
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-05 (SeanyBoy)Cinebench 2026409 / 2104
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-08-02 (AliR88)Cinebench 2024110 / 1145
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 14600K and i5 14500

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 16, 2023 January 9, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number i5-14600K i5-14500
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus -
Intel CPU rating (51st and 70th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.5 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 2.6 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4 GHz 3.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 14
Total Threads 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 35x 26x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 181 W 154 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (52nd and 70th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 1550 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 14600K
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i5 14500
0.8 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 14600K official page Intel Core i5 14500 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
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Total votes: 151

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Comments

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