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Intel Core i5-14600K vs Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K: Comparison
Intel Core i5-14600K and Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K separate most on l2 cache: Intel Core i5-14600K at 20 MB, Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K at 2 MB, 90% in favour of Intel Core i5-14600K. L3 Cache splits them by another 50%, again favouring Intel Core i5-14600K. They match on 8 other specifications, including product line, form factor and market segment. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the Intel Core i5-14600K scores 300 against 136 for the Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K, a lead of 55%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Intel | Intel |
| Product Line | Core i | Core i |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 14600K | 9700K |
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh | Coffee Lake Refresh |
| Core/Thread Count | 14 Core (6P+8E) / 20 Thread | 8 Core / 8 Thread |
| Release Year | 2023 | 2018 |
| TDP | 125W Base / 181W Max Turbo | 95 W |
| iGPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 24MB L3 + 20MB L2 | 12MB L3 + 2MB L2 + 512KB L1 |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | LGA1151 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 5.3 GHz / 3.5 GHz | 4.9 GHz / 3.6 GHz |
| Socket Status | End of Life | End of Life |
| Process Node | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Performance Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Efficiency Cores | 8 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | true | false |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | true | true |
| L2 Cache | 20 MB | 2 MB-90% |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 12 MB-50% |
| Base Power | 125 W | 95 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 181 | 95 |
| Memory Type | DDR5 or DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Max Memory Speed | 5600 | 2666 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max Memory Capacity | 192 | 128 |
| ECC Support | true | false |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | Yes |
| iGPU Model | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Copilot Plus Certified | false | false |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 16-20% |
| Launch MSRP | 319 | 374 |
| Retail Availability | Boxed Retail | Discontinued |
| Series | Core i5 | Core i7 |
| CPU Process Node | Intel 7 | 14 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Raptor Lake Refresh, 14th Gen Intel Core | Coffee Lake Refresh, 9th Gen Intel Core |
| Cores | 14 | 8 |
| Threads | 20 | 8 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (CPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every core at once. The score measures sustained multi-core throughput, so a chip that wins here can still lose at gaming, where one or two fast cores matter more. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that chip on the same Blender version.