Intel Core i9-14900K: see price, benchmarks and processor details

The Intel Core i9-14900K was released on October 16 as Intel’s newest high-end CPU, a direct successor to the i9-13900K. As we can imagine, there are some architectural improvements and improvements to the processor, but Was the evolution high compared to the previous generation?

Check out some key details about the i9-14900K in this article, including price, specifications, and some performance. This is a great starting point if you want to learn more about the latest processors on the market.

i9-14900K Technical Specifications

Intel’s new processor comes in total 24 cores and 32 threadssince we had 8 performance cores (P-cores) with hyperthreading and another 16 efficiency cores (E-cores). Maximum operating frequency: 6GHz, That’s a slight increase over the i9-13900K’s 5.8GHz.

Intel Core i9-14900K has 36 MB L1 cache and 32 MB L2 cache. Basic power of the processor 125W. The model also features integrated Intel UHD Graphics 770 graphics with 32 threads, but that is not the focus of this article.

About the Raptor Lake microarchitecture in the 14th generation

The manufacturing process of the new generation Intel CPUs is the same as the 13th generation. In addition to the minor differences in specifications, the i9-14900K has other new features worth mentioning.

But before we touch on the changes, it’s good to look at some welcome similarities. 13th and 14th generation processors can be used with the same chipsetsSo there is no need to upgrade the motherboard between these generations.

The latest generation also maintains support for both memories DDR4 and DDR5. However, this will depend on the compatibility of the system’s motherboard.

Despite these commonalities, Intel promises higher overclocking potential on the 14900K. This has been expanded with its new usage AI Assist in auto overclocking tool Intel processors that allow you to automatically apply an optimized modification to your chip based on artificial intelligence.

Intel also promises to further optimize the use of efficiency and performance cores in each application. Intel Application Optimization. Initially, this feature was only available for Metro Exodus and Rainbow Six Siege, but support is expected to gradually reach other software.

Yield

It’s always a good idea to check the specs of your hardware, but at the end of the day, it’s performance that matters. Check out some benchmark results of the Intel Core i9-14900K in some different games.

Some benchmark results were selected from the TechPowerUp database for these charts. Tests are for games that are running on them. 1080p with RTX 4090 Why The system bottleneck is the processor and we can see how far it can go.

It is also worth highlighting that there are two games where ray tracing is enabled: Cyberpunk 2077 and Marvel’s Spider-Man. Although often associated with video card performance, Enabling ray tracing effects also has an impact on the CPUIt may be important in some cases.

Just looking at the 14900K’s numbers, we have no doubt that the chip is a very powerful CPU and is capable of delivering multiple games at very high frame rates. But it’s important to compare these results to what the i9-13900K can do.

When looking at the two processors side by side, it is easy to see that the difference between them is minimal. Sometimes the 14th “generation” model has an advantage of less than 1 fps on average in some games.

TechPowerUp even has a result that averages all the tests they’ve recorded with these processors. While the 14900K reaches an average of 260.2 fps, the 13900K can already offer 256.1 fps. This is a difference of 4 fps, so it represents a gain of only 1.56%.

Performance test results clearly show that although this model is a new generation of Intel processors, this model is more of a simple “refresh” of the products. This may even bring a little more performance, but it’s usually very marginal.

Is this the price? Worth it?

We already know that the Intel Core i9-14900K is almost the same as the 13900K, but to answer the question of whether it is worth it or not, we need to look at the prices.

First of all, it is worth noting that, at the time this article was written, It does not seem easy to find 14900K in stock in the Brazilian market. However, this may change soon.

When the processor is available, R$ 4.299 cash. Intel Core i9-13900K is available on the market for approx. 3.984,00 TRY. The difference here is not proportionately very big, but it is there.

Whether it’s worth going for the 14th generation depends largely on the price difference between the two models. The difference of 300 Realis is equivalent to the release of a new game or can be allocated to another upgrade, but This will largely depend on the user’s preferences, which will vary from case to case.