Core i5-14600K vs Core i9-14900KF

Prices and Stock
MSRP $319

Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Desktop Processor 14 Cores (6 P-Cores + 8 E-Cores) up to 5.3 GHz

Prices and Stock
MSRP $564

Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-14900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-14600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-14600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900KF and the cheaper Core i5-14600K have been released at the same time.

Advantages of Core i5-14600K

Up to 42% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - $239.99 vs $416.99
Up to 38% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i9-14900KF - $0.90 vs $1.46 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-14900KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i9-14900KF

Performs up to 7% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i5-14600K - 285 vs 266 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-14600K - 32 vs 20 threads

This is a free version of Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Core i5-14600K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

FPS

266

93%

Value, $/FPS

$0.9/FPS

100%

Price, $

$239.99

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Desktop Processor 14 Cores (6 P-Cores + 8 E-Cores) up to 5.3 GHz

Buy for $239.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 357 minutes ago

Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

FPS

285

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.46/FPS

62%

Price, $

$416.99

57%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Buy for $416.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 357 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Core i5-14600K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

1920 x 1080

High

261

FPS

276

FPS

Rust

1920 x 1080

Ultra

163

FPS

170

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

362

FPS

414

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

229

FPS

240

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

High

960

FPS

1008

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-14600K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Single-Core

2806

90%

Multi-Core

16087

76%

Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Single-Core

3108

100%

Multi-Core

21042

100%

Core i5-14600K	vs	Core i9-14900KF
Oct 17th, 2023	Release Date	Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5	Collection	Core i9
Raptor Lake	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
14	Cores	24
20	Threads	32
3.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
5.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	6.0 GHz
Not Available	TDP	Not Available
10 nm	Process Size	10 nm
35.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
UHD Graphics 770	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes