Core i9-14900K, Core i7-14700K and Core i5-14600K

Forward of tomorrow’s full-scale launch, Intel this afternoon is pre-announcing their 14th Technology Core desktop processors. Aptly codenamed Raptor Lake Refresh, these new chips are primarily based on Intel’s current Raptor Lake silicon – which was used of their thirteenth era chips – with Intel tapping additional refinements in manufacturing and binning with a view to squeeze out a bit extra efficiency from the silicon. For his or her second iteration of Raptor Lake, Intel can be preserving their pricing for the Core i9, i7, and i5 processors, which aligns with the pricing in the course of the launch of Intel’s thirteenth Gen Core sequence final yr.

Headlining the brand new lineup is Intel’s newest flagship desktop processor, the Core i9-14900K, which may enhance as much as 6 GHz out of the field. That is the second Intel Raptor Lake chip to hit that clockspeed – behind their particular version Core i9-13900KS – however whereas that was a restricted version chip, the Core i9-14900K is Intel’s first mass-produced processor that is rated to hit 6 GHz. Below the hood, the i9-14900K makes use of the identical CPU core configuration because the earlier Core i9-13900K chips, with 8 Raptor Cove efficiency (P) cores and 16 Gracemont-based effectivity (E) cores, for a complete of 24 CPU cores able to executing on 32 threads.

Transferring down the stack, arguably essentially the most attention-grabbing of the chips being introduced at the moment is the brand new i7-tier chip, the Core i7-14700K. Intel’s determination to bolster the core rely of its Core i7 is noteworthy: the i7-14700K now boasts 12 E-cores and eight P-cores, 4 extra E-cores than its thirteenth Gen counterpart – and solely 4 behind the flagship i9. With base clock charges mirroring the earlier era’s Core i7-13700K, the extra effectivity cores intention so as to add additional vary in multitasking capabilities, designed to profit creators and players.

Rounding out the 14th Gen Core assortment is the i5 sequence. Not a lot has modified between the most recent Core i5-14600K and the Core i5-13600K, with the one variations coming in E-core turbo frequencies; only a 100 MHz uptick right here. Each households share the identical 6P+8E (20T) configuration, 5.3 GHz P-core turbo, and three.5 GHz P-core base frequencies. Worth-wise (on the time of writing), the Core i5-13600K is at present out there at Amazon for $285, which is a $34 saving over the MSRP of the Core i5-14600K, and that cash may doubtlessly be spent elsewhere, reminiscent of storage or reminiscence.

For the reason that Intel 14th and thirteenth Gen core sequence are basically the identical chips however with barely sooner frequencies, Intel has made no modifications to the underlying core structure. Intel does embody a brand new overclocking function for customers seeking to overclock their 14th Gen Core i9 processors. Dubbed ‘AI Help,’ it enhances issues by its Excessive Tuning Utility (XTU) overclocking software program. Harnessing AI to supply customers with extra clever choices for overclocking settings outdoors of the normal look-up tables primarily based on set parameters, Intel’s AI Help goes additional. Utilizing varied methods with varied elements reminiscent of reminiscence, motherboards, and cooling configurations to coach the AI mannequin, Intel claims their in-house AI is consistently being skilled to supply customers essentially the most complete automated overclocking settings up to now.

After all, it needs to be famous that overclocking does, in reality, void Intel’s guarantee, so customers ought to use this function at their very own threat.

Intel boasts as much as 23% higher gaming efficiency with their in-house testing than Intel’s twelfth Gen Core sequence (Alder Lake), the primary platform to convey the hybrid core structure to Intel’s desktop lineup. It should be famous that Intel hasn’t in contrast efficiency on to thirteenth Gen (Raptor Lake), possible because of the shut similarities each households share: identical cores, identical structure, simply barely sooner frequencies out of the field.

The Intel 14th Gen chips are designed for the preexisting 600 and 700-series motherboards, which use the LGA 1700 socket. Motherboard distributors have already begun refreshing their Z790 choices with extra fashionable options, reminiscent of Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4, offering motherboard producers determine to combine them into their refreshed Z790 fashions. Official reminiscence compatibility stays the identical as thirteenth Gen, supporting DDR5-5600 and DDR4-3200 reminiscence. Although overclockers could discover the best binned chips extra succesful than earlier than, with Intel teasing speeds past DDR5-8000 for his or her finest chips.

The Intel 14th Gen Core household of desktop processors (Ok and KF) is launching on October seventeenth at retailers and system integrators. Pricing-wise, the flagship Core i9-14900K prices $589, the Core i7-14700K might be out there for $409, and the extra reasonably priced Core i5-14600K for $319.