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Intel Core i5 14600KF vs i5 14600K

69 out of 100
Intel Core i5 14600KF
VS
68 out of 100
Intel Core i5 14600K
Intel Core i5 14600KF
Intel Core i5 14600K

We compared two 14-core desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 14600KF against the 3.5 GHz i5 14600K. 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
88.3
(Very good)
Value Index
74.8
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 14600K and 14600KF
Advantages of Intel Core i5 14600K
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770

Test in Benchmarks

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

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 628
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 4994
Cinebench Scores (83rd and 100th 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)
File compression 1470 MB/sec 1500 MB/sec
Clang compilation 126.9 Klines/sec 140.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 391.2 pages/sec 429.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 468 Mpixels/sec 507.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 280 pages/sec 288.4 pages/sec
Background blur 68.1 images/sec 74 images/sec
Photo processing 155.3 images/sec 154.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 29.4 Mpixels/sec 31.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 1161 & 786 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 125.5 GOps/sec 125.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 92.7 GOps/sec 92.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 155M Primes/sec 157M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 52M Strings/sec 52.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 27.5 GBytes/sec 27.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 481.3 MBytes/sec 480.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 2337 Frames/sec 2371 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.5B Matrices/sec 28.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4411 & 4251 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 14600KF +3%
312.96
Core i5 14600K
304.64

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 11.1 PPW 10.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 133.7 PPW 127.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 306.2 PPW 307.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.5 PPW 2.44 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 14600KF
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 (Mischief)Cinebench 2024118 / 1311
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-08 (Sidnt)Cinebench 2024121 / 1285
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-27 (romania_121)Cinebench 2024120 / 1389
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-30 (sato)Cinebench 2024120 / 1384
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-24 (NinjaCroassant)Cinebench 2024115 / 1233
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Intel Core i5 14600K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (zgabbySims)Cinebench 2026628 / 4994
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-14 (Batela)Cinebench 2024122 / 1386
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-01 (Tom)Cinebench 2024119 / 1278
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-01 (Tom B)Cinebench 2024117 / 882
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-11 (GAMERZ)Cinebench 2024118 / 1273
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Specifications

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

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 16, 2023 October 16, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number i5-14600KF i5-14600K
Integrated GPU No UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
Intel CPU rating (47th and 51st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 2.6 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4 GHz 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 14
Total Threads 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 35x 35x
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 Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 181 W 181 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (50th and 52nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics - Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock - 1550 MHz
Shading Units - 256
TMUs - 16
ROPs - 8
Execution Units - 32
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

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

Misc

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

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Comments

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