Core i9-14900KF: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Core i9-14900KF sales 1 October 2023. This is desktop processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 24 cores and 32 threads, and is based on Intel 7 manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 5800 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1700 processor. It supports DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 memory.

Primary Details

Core i9-14900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking	65
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	84.31
Market segment	Desktop processor
Release date	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$531	of 15701 (Xeon Platinum 8276L)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	32
Boost clock speed	5.8 GHz	of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
L3 cache	36 MB Intel® Smart Cache	of 768 (EPYC 7773X)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	of 110 (Core Ultra 7 165H)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+
Unlocked multiplier	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-14900KF compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration	1	of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H)
Socket	FCLGA1700

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i9-14900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
Speed Shift	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+
Idle States	+
Thermal Monitoring	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+
Status	Launched

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+
Secure Key	+
OS Guard	+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d	+
VT-x	+
EPT	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i9-14900KF's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	192 GB	of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels	2	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	of 460.8 (EPYC 9654)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	of 128 (EPYC 9654)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i9-14900KF. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Relative performance

Overall Core i9-14900KF performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.

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