i5-14600KF vs Athlon 900

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 900 and Core i5-14600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated205
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data70.26
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data18.66
Architecture codenameThunderbird (1999−2000)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date6 March 2000 (24 years ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 900 and Core i5-14600KF basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads120
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed0.9 GHz5.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography180 nm10 nm
Die size102 mm2257 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C72 °C
Number of transistors22 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 900 and Core i5-14600KF compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketA1700
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 900 and Core i5-14600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Athlon 900 and Core i5-14600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 900 and Core i5-14600KF are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 900 and Core i5-14600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 900 and Core i5-14600KF.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 March 2000 17 October 2023
Physical cores 1 14
Threads 1 20
Chip lithography 180 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 125 Watt

Athlon 900 has 108.3% lower power consumption.

i5-14600KF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 23 years, 1300% more physical cores and 1900% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

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