Intel Core i5 14600K vs Intel Core i7 9700K

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 14600K, vs Intel Core i7 9700K. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 14600K and Intel Core i7 9700K
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
2072
Intel Core i7 9700K
1285
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
25270
Intel Core i7 9700K
9428
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
113
Intel Core i7 9700K
74
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
1347
Intel Core i7 9700K
518
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
4268
Intel Core i7 9700K
2868
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
38666
Intel Core i7 9700K
14426
Integer Math125.5 GOps/s41.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math92.8 GOps/s35.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search161 M primes/s52 M primes/s
Random String Sort51.7 M strings/s25.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption27.6 GB/s4.6 GB/s
Data Compression483.7 MB/s208.6 MB/s
Physics2460 frames/s881 frames/s
Extended Instructions287 M matrices/s181 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
2804
Intel Core i7 9700K
1817
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
15949
Intel Core i7 9700K
8435
File Compression1500 MB/s666.4 MB/s
Clang Compilation140.5 KLines/s63.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser429.5 pages/s191 pages/s
PDF Rendering507.8 MP/sec262.2 MP/sec
Text Processing288.4 pages/s182.9 pages/s
Background Blur74 frames/s52.6 frames/s
Photo Processing154.2 frames/s74.1 frames/s
Ray Tracing31.5 MP/sec11.3 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 14600K
304.64
Intel Core i7 9700K
133.75

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 127.6 PPW 88.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 309.3 PPW 151.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 10.8 PPW 5.5 PPW
Blender / W 2.44 PPW 1.41 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced October, 16, 2023 October, 8, 2018
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Coffee Lake
Model number i5-14600K i7-9700K
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 630

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 8
Frequency 3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.3 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency2.6 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4 GHzn/a
General
Cores count148
Threads count208
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidthn/a8 GT/s
Multiplier35x36x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core256 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total12 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 14 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 95 W
Max TDP (Boost) 181 W n/a
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1151
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
DDR4-2666
Max Size 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 GB 41.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 16
Channels n/a 41422

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i5 14600K the clear winner in this comparison.

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