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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-14700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7640X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-14700K is 2304 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7640X.
Advantages of Core i5-7640X
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i7-14700K - £329.98 vs £343.97
Advantages of Core i7-14700K
- Performs up to 11% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-7640X - 139 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-7640X - £2.47 vs £2.64 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7640X - 28 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-7640X doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
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Intel Core i5-7640X 4.00 GHz LGA 2066 CPU Box - Black
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Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
139
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.47/FPS
100%
Price, £
£343.97
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-14700K Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz
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Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7640X | vs | Core i7-14700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 20 |
| 4 | Threads | 28 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 112 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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