Intel Core i9 14900K vs i9 13900K

We compared two 24-core desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900K against the 3.0 GHz i9 13900K. 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
42.1
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13900K and 14900K
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900K
  • Newer - released 1 year and 1 month later
  • 11% higher Turbo Boost frequency (6 GHz vs 5.4 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) - 673
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 8146
Cinebench Scores (17th and 35th 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 1570 MB/sec
Clang compilation 194.6 Klines/sec 193.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 589.2 pages/sec 477 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 638.4 Mpixels/sec 560.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 318.7 pages/sec 301.8 pages/sec
Background blur 71.7 images/sec 75.8 images/sec
Photo processing 191.6 images/sec 162.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.7 Mpixels/sec 43.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 644 & 683 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 209.3 GOps/sec 206.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 152.1 GOps/sec 150.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 228M Primes/sec 232M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 86.6M Strings/sec 86.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 46.5 GBytes/sec 46.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 785.8 MBytes/sec 785.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 3098 Frames/sec 3101 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 44.7B Matrices/sec 46B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 13248 & 12796 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
529.69

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.7 PPW 15.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 181 PPW 164 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 466 PPW 464.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.1 PPW 4.24 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 i9 13900K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-11 (Nagambie)Cinebench 2026673 / 8146
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-09 (veshelya)Cinebench 2024133 / 941
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-23 (Rohit007)Cinebench 2024124 / 1906
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-09 (LieInMyEyes)Cinebench 2024126 / 1771
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-21 (Richh)Cinebench 2024122 / 1823

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 14900K and i9 13900K

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 16, 2023 September 27, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Raptor Lake
Model number i9-14900K i9-13900K
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Intel CPU rating (7th and 14th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 6 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 16
E-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (E) 2.4 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.4 GHz 4.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 24 24
Total Threads 32 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 32x 30x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 36MB (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 21st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1650 MHz 1650 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 i9 13900K official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i9 13900K or i9 14900K?
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a1smith November 19, 2023 at 09:00 PM
14900K, may be only slightly faster but that is still faster where cost difference is negligible (when I just looked the older process was a bit more expensive than the newer One). The best answer if you can wait is wait for the next iteration.
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Neo January 15, 2024 at 06:03 PM
Unless you have liquid nitrogen for cooling, there won't be any difference in performance between the two chips.
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Rahul October 18, 2023 at 07:35 AM
The 14900k uses more power for the same performance as the 13900k.
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