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The Core i7-870 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-14600K and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $152.12 cheaper!

Advantages of the Core i7-870

  • Up to 64% cheaper$85.00 vs $237.12

Advantages of the Core i5-14600K

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • A much better value for money for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 20 vs 8 threads
  • Can run games without a dedicated GPU as it has integrated graphics

Core i7-870 vs Core i5-14600K for Gaming

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Core i7-870 vs Core i5-14600K in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i7-870 vs Core i5-14600K in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-870 Logo

Core i7-870

Sep 8th, 2009


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

474

17%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

1552

10%

Intel Core i5-14600K Logo

Core i5-14600K

Oct 17th, 2023


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2816

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

15949

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i7-870 vs Core i5-14600K in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i7-870 Logo

Core i7-870

Sep 8th, 2009


Cores

4-core

29%

L3 Cache

8 MB

33%


Base Frequency

2.93 GHz

84%

Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

68%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

MHz

Intel Core i5-14600K Logo

Core i5-14600K

Oct 17th, 2023


Cores

14-core

100%

L3 Cache

24 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

100%

Max. DDR5 RAM Speed

5600 MHz

100%

Specifications

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Intel Core i7-870 Logo

Core i7-870

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i5-14600K Logo

Core i5-14600K

General
Sep 8th, 2009Release Date
Oct 17th, 2023
Not AvailableMSRP$319.00
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
Intel Socket 1156SocketIntel Socket 1700
LynnfieldCodenameRaptor Lake
95 WPower ConsumptionNot Available
Performance
4Cores
14
8Threads
20
2.9 GHzBase Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
8 MBL3 Cache
24 MB
Other Features
DDR3RAMDDR4 @ 3200 MHz, DDR5 @ 5600 MHz
NoIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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Core i7-870 and Core i5-14600K vs Other CPUs

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