Intel Core i9 14900KF
[ INTEL ] Processors

Intel Core i9 14900KF

Overall Score
85/100
GRADE B · Very Good
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Intel Core i9 14900KF is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 85/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
56/100
Rating: Below Average
Performance
88/100
Rating: Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications for Intel Core i9 14900KF
Specification Value
Base Frequency (E) 2.4 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
E-Cores 16
E-Threads 16
L1 Cache 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared)
Multiplier 32x
P-Cores 8
P-Threads 16
Total Cores 24
Total Threads 32
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 6 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications for Intel Core i9 14900KF
Specification Value
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7372
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 690

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications for Intel Core i9 14900KF
Specification Value
Background blur 74.9 images/sec
Clang compilation 200.6 Klines/sec
File compression 1590 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 491.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 554.9 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 151.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 44.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 315.7 pages/sec

General

General specifications for Intel Core i9 14900KF
Specification Value
AMD Equivalent -AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh
Instruction Set x86-64
Integrated GPU No
Model number i9-14900KF
Released October 16, 2023
Type Desktop
Vendor Intel

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications for Intel Core i9 14900KF
Specification Value
ECC Support Yes
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 192 GB
Memory Channels 2
Memory Types - DDR5-5600- DDR4-3200

Misc

Misc specifications for Intel Core i9 14900KF
Specification Value
Official Site Intel Core i9 14900KF official page
PCI Express Lanes 20
PCI Express Version 5.0
Technologies - Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C, SHA- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TBT 3.0, TSX, TVB- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit

Package

Package specifications for Intel Core i9 14900KF
Specification Value
Fabrication Process 10 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W
Peak Temperature 100°C
Socket LGA-1700
TDP (PL1) 125 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications for Intel Core i9 14900KF
Specification Value
Data compression 780.5 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 46.2 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 44.5B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 228M Primes/sec
Floating point math 151.4 GOps/sec
Integer math 208.3 GOps/sec
Physics 3112 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 86.4M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications for Intel Core i9 14900KF
Specification Value
Blender / Watt 4.13 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 163 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 464.5 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for Intel Core i9 14900KF
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2025-12-07(Kuba) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-12-26(brix) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-01-04(JJ) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-01-15(crysis1974) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-05-06(Alfredo) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-08-04(muffo) Cinebench 2026

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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