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Intel Core i9 14900KF vs i9 14900F

85 out of 100
Intel Core i9 14900KF
VS
78 out of 100
Intel Core i9 14900F
Intel Core i9 14900KF
Intel Core i9 14900F

We compared two 24-core desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900KF against the 2.0 GHz i9 14900F. 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
62.5
(Average)
Value Index
37.4
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 14900F and 14900KF
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900KF
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 3% higher Turbo Boost frequency (6 GHz vs 5.8 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 14900KF
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Core i9 14900F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 690 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7372 -
Cinebench Scores (19th and 69th 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 1590 MB/sec 1670 MB/sec
Clang compilation 200.6 Klines/sec 220.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 491.5 pages/sec 436 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 554.9 Mpixels/sec 545.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 315.7 pages/sec 307.6 pages/sec
Background blur 74.9 images/sec 61.7 images/sec
Photo processing 151.1 images/sec 134.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 44.2 Mpixels/sec 46.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 908 & 34 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 14900KF +25%
58065
Core i9 14900F
46490
Integer math 208.3 GOps/sec 176.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 151.4 GOps/sec 119.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 228M Primes/sec 209M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 86.4M Strings/sec 63.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 46.2 GBytes/sec 34.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 780.5 MBytes/sec 563.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 3112 Frames/sec 2897 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 44.5B Matrices/sec 31.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 7403 & 638 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 14900KF +44%
516.28
Core i9 14900F
359.47

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.6 PPW 23.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 163 PPW 305.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 464.5 PPW 715.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.13 PPW 5.53 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 14900KF
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-04 (muffo)Cinebench 2026690 / 7372
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-06 (Alfredo)Cinebench 2024133 / 1883
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-15 (crysis1974)Cinebench 2024135 / 2070
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-15 (crysis1974)Cinebench 2024135 / 2070
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-04 (JJ)Cinebench 2024126 / 2086
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Intel Core i9 14900F
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-09-15 (katdeskinne)Cinebench 2024132 / 1506
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 14900KF and i9 14900F

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 i9-14900KF i9-14900F
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Intel CPU rating (9th and 19th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 6 GHz 5.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 16
E-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (E) 2.4 GHz 1.5 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 20x
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 No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 219 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (16th and 28th 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 i9 14900KF official page Intel Core i9 14900F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Total votes: 43

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Comments

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