Intel Core i7 14700K vs Intel Core i5 14600K

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 14700K, vs Intel Core i5 14600K. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 14700K and Intel Core i5 14600K
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 i7 14700K
2072
Intel Core i5 14600K
2072
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700K
34895
Intel Core i5 14600K
25270
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700K
124
Intel Core i5 14600K
113
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700K
1843
Intel Core i5 14600K
1347
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700K
4478
Intel Core i5 14600K
4268
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700K
52711
Intel Core i5 14600K
38666
Integer Math183.5 GOps/s125.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math134.7 GOps/s92.8 GOps/s
Prime Number Search215 M primes/s161 M primes/s
Random String Sort74.9 M strings/s51.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption40.3 GB/s27.6 GB/s
Data Compression700.1 MB/s483.7 MB/s
Physics3005 frames/s2460 frames/s
Extended Instructions409 M matrices/s287 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700K
3012
Intel Core i5 14600K
2804
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14700K
20262
Intel Core i5 14600K
15949
File Compression1620 MB/s1500 MB/s
Clang Compilation189.2 KLines/s140.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser483.7 pages/s429.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering547.2 MP/sec507.8 MP/sec
Text Processing301.5 pages/s288.4 pages/s
Background Blur76.9 frames/s74 frames/s
Photo Processing169.1 frames/s154.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing43.2 MP/sec31.5 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 14700K
450.16
Intel Core i5 14600K
304.64

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 162.1 PPW 127.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 421.7 PPW 309.3 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 14.7 PPW 10.8 PPW
Blender / W 3.6 PPW 2.44 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced October, 16, 2023 October, 16, 2023
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number i7-14700K i5-14600K
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 770

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Frequency 3.4 GHz 3.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.6 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores128
Threads128
Frequency2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.3 GHz4 GHz
General
Cores count2014
Threads count2820
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier34x35x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache33 MB total24 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 125 W
Max TDP (Boost) 253 W 181 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
- DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Max Size 192 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 GB 89.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i7 14700K the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
1 (33.33%)
2 (66.67%)
Total Votes: 3

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