i7-14700KF vs Pentium B950

Place in performance ranking	2736	109
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date	13 June 2011 (13 years ago)	17 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B950 and Core i7-14700KF 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	2	28
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	131 mm²	257 mm²
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	504 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B950 and Core i7-14700KF 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	PGA988	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B950 and Core i7-14700KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium B950 and Core i7-14700KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B950 and Core i7-14700KF are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B950 and Core i7-14700KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	16 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	N/A
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B950 and Core i7-14700KF integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B950 and Core i7-14700KF.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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.

Pentium B950 0.65

i7-14700KF 34.50
+5208%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium B950 998

i7-14700KF 53194
+5230%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium B950 313

i7-14700KF 2995
+857%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium B950 512

i7-14700KF 19560
+3720%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.65	34.50
Recency	13 June 2011	17 October 2023
Physical cores	2	20
Threads	2	28
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt

Pentium B950 has 257.1% lower power consumption.

i7-14700KF, on the other hand, has a 5207.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 900% more physical cores and 1300% more threads.

The Core i7-14700KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium B950 is a notebook processor while Core i7-14700KF is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium B950 and Core i7-14700KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.