Intel Core i9 14900K vs i7 14700K

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900K with 24-cores against the 3.4 GHz i7 14700K with 20-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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
62.2
(Average)
Value Index
68.7
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 14700K and 14900K
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900K
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (6 GHz vs 5.6 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 668
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 7576
Cinebench Scores (17th and 36th place)

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)
22629
File compression 1940 MB/sec 1620 MB/sec
Clang compilation 194.6 Klines/sec 189.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 589.2 pages/sec 483.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 638.4 Mpixels/sec 547.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 318.7 pages/sec 301.5 pages/sec
Background blur 71.7 images/sec 76.9 images/sec
Photo processing 191.6 images/sec 169.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.7 Mpixels/sec 43.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 644 & 1105 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
58245
Integer math 209.3 GOps/sec 181.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 152.1 GOps/sec 133.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 228M Primes/sec 210M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 86.6M Strings/sec 74.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 46.5 GBytes/sec 39.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 785.8 MBytes/sec 688.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 3098 Frames/sec 2925 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 44.7B Matrices/sec 40.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 13248 & 8587 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
512.57

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.7 PPW 14.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 181 PPW 162.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 466 PPW 415.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.1 PPW 3.6 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 i9 14900K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-24 (Tanvir)Cinebench 2024129 / 2086
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-31 (Kreuz)Cinebench 2024128 / 1976
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-15 (Lil-Shady)Cinebench 2024136 / 2103
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-10 (Astromavic)Cinebench 2024134 / 1989
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-14 (cinebench251114)Cinebench 2024134 / 2114
Intel Core i7 14700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-02 (Harley)Cinebench 2026668 / 7576
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-10 (Lonewulf32)Cinebench 2024138 / 2162
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-05 (MrCoffee)Cinebench 2024124 / 1873
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (MiMi)Cinebench 2024128 / 1892
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-15 (AdKraemer)Cinebench 2024122 / 1978

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 14900K and i7 14700K

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 i9-14900K i7-14700K
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Intel CPU rating (7th and 16th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 6 GHz 5.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 12
E-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (E) 2.4 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.4 GHz 4.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 24 20
Total Threads 32 28
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 32x 34x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 33MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 253 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (13th and 25th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1650 MHz 1600 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.8 TFLOPS
0.8 TFLOPS

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 i9 14900K official page Intel Core i7 14700K official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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