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Intel Core i7 14700KF vs i5 14600KF

80 out of 100
Intel Core i7 14700KF
VS
69 out of 100
Intel Core i5 14600KF
Intel Core i7 14700KF
Intel Core i5 14600KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 14700KF with 20-cores against the 3.5 GHz i5 14600KF with 14-cores. 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
76.0
(Good)
Value Index
88.3
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 14600KF and 14700KF
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14700KF
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Has 9 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 5.3 GHz)
  • 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3040 vs 2750 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 14700KF
vs
Core i5 14600KF

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 672 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7147 -
Cinebench Scores (43rd and 83rd 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 i7 14700KF +27%
21289
Core i5 14600KF
16715
File compression 1610 MB/sec 1470 MB/sec
Clang compilation 191.2 Klines/sec 126.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 537.1 pages/sec 391.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 591.4 Mpixels/sec 468 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 301.2 pages/sec 280 pages/sec
Background blur 80.3 images/sec 68.1 images/sec
Photo processing 180.7 images/sec 155.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 45.2 Mpixels/sec 29.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 992 & 1161 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 14700KF +36%
51949
Core i5 14600KF
38271
Integer math 182.4 GOps/sec 125.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 133.9 GOps/sec 92.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 207M Primes/sec 155M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 74.7M Strings/sec 52M Strings/sec
Data encryption 39.8 GBytes/sec 27.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 689.5 MBytes/sec 481.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 2880 Frames/sec 2337 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 40.3B Matrices/sec 28.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6401 & 4411 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 14700KF +42%
443.09
Core i5 14600KF
312.96

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 14.3 PPW 11.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 170.3 PPW 133.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 415.6 PPW 306.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.54 PPW 2.5 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 i7 14700KF
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-04 (AlBaby)Cinebench 2026672 / 7147
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (aby3er)Cinebench 2024119 / 1975
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-23 (Alextron)Cinebench 2024127 / 1914
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-28 (ATARI5200)Cinebench 2024127 / 1888
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-20 (SirHipokryt)Cinebench 2024129 / 2024
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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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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 14700KF and i5 14600KF

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 i7-14700KF i5-14600KF
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF - Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus
Intel CPU rating (15th and 47th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.6 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 8
E-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (E) 2.5 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.3 GHz 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 20 14
Total Threads 28 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 35x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 33MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 181 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (24th and 50th place)

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 i7 14700KF official page Intel Core i5 14600KF official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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