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Intel Core i9 14900KF vs i9 14900K

85 out of 100
Intel Core i9 14900KF
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86 out of 100
Intel Core i9 14900K
Intel Core i9 14900KF
Intel Core i9 14900K

We compared two 24-core desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900KF against the 3.2 GHz i9 14900K. 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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62.5
(Average)
Value Index
62.2
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 14900K and 14900KF
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900K
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770

Test in Benchmarks

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

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 (18th and 16th 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 i9 14900KF
20374
Core i9 14900K +11%
22629
File compression 1590 MB/sec 1940 MB/sec
Clang compilation 200.6 Klines/sec 194.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 491.5 pages/sec 589.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 554.9 Mpixels/sec 638.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 315.7 pages/sec 318.7 pages/sec
Background blur 74.9 images/sec 71.7 images/sec
Photo processing 151.1 images/sec 191.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 44.2 Mpixels/sec 41.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 908 & 644 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 208.3 GOps/sec 209.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 151.4 GOps/sec 152.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 228M Primes/sec 228M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 86.4M Strings/sec 86.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 46.2 GBytes/sec 46.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 780.5 MBytes/sec 785.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 3112 Frames/sec 3098 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 44.5B Matrices/sec 44.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 7403 & 13248 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 14900KF +1%
516.28
Core i9 14900K
512.57

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.6 PPW 16.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 163 PPW 181 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 464.5 PPW 466 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.13 PPW 4.1 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
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-04 (muffo)Cinebench 2026690 / 7372
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-06 (Alfredo)Cinebench 2024133 / 1883
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-15 (crysis1974)Cinebench 2024135 / 2070
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-15 (crysis1974)Cinebench 2024135 / 2070
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-04 (JJ)Cinebench 2024126 / 2086
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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
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Specifications

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

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 i9-14900KF i9-14900K
Integrated GPU No UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Intel CPU rating (9th and 6th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 6 GHz 6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 16
E-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (E) 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 24 24
Total Threads 32 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 32x 32x
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 (15th and 12th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics - Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock - 1650 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 i9 14900KF official page Intel Core i9 14900K official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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