The Intel Core i9-14900K will become the Santa Clara giant’s next high-end desktop processor. It hasn’t been officially unveiled yet, but we know that this new generation is known internally as the Raptor Lake Refresh, that there are already several technical samples of this CPU, and that it should be unveiled. at the end of October of the same year.

Thanks to one of these technical samples, we have new data available Intel Core i9-14900K performance on CPU-Z, a synthetic test that allows us to make a simple comparison between this CPU and the Intel Core i9-13900K, a processor that, along with the Intel Core i9-13900KS, is the most powerful that the chip giant currently offers in the mainstream consumer market.

Intel Core i9-14900K will have the configuration 8 high-performance Raptor Cove cores, 16 high-performance Gracemont cores and it will retain the same cache configuration as the Intel Core i9-13900K, which means that basically the only important difference between the two will be the working speed and support for high-speed DDR5 memories, since this new generation will increase the base level up to 6,400 MHz.

The Intel Core i9-14900K is expected to be capable of speed 6 GHz in its high-performance coresalthough it is most likely that such a frequency can only be maintained stably with one or two active cores. However, the results of this leaked test clearly indicate that the turbo mode of this processor scales much better in multithreading, as it also achieves higher performance.

Intel Core i9-14900K vs. Intel Core i9-13900K and Core i9-13900KS: Single-threaded and multi-threaded performance

The Intel Core i9-14900K did well in CPU-Z 978 points in single thread and 18,117 in multi thread. In order to interpret these results, we need to know the scores of the two current peaks of the range. The Intel Core i9-13900K scored 901 points and 17,167 points in single-threaded and multi-threaded, and the Intel Core i9-13900KS scored 945 and 17,197 points, respectively.

This means that the next top of the line from Intel is 8.55% faster than Intel Core i9-13900K in a single threadand 5.53% faster in one thread. Compared to the Intel Core i9-13900KS, it is 3.49% faster in single-threading and 5.35% faster in multi-threading. The differences are small, but quite understandable, given that they are marked only by the working speed of each processor.

However, it is important to keep in mind that we are talking about a synthetic test, which is not one of the most reliable in terms of representing real performance, and that the difference in games could be bigger, especially in CPU dependent scenarios (1080p resolution) using very powerful graphics cards. I remind you that Intel Core Gen14 could have higher introductory price than Core Gen13 and that they will be fully compatible with current Intel LGA1700 motherboards, although You will need to update the BIOS first, to make them work without problems.

Possible Intel Core i9-14900K specifications

• Raptor Cove architecture on high performance cores.
• Gracemont architecture on high-performance cores.
• Built on Intel Node 7 (3rd generation 10nm SuperFin).
• 8 high-performance cores and 16 threads at 3.4GHz-6GHz, normal and turbo mode, can exceed this speed thanks to Intel Thermal Velocity Boost Technology.
• 16 highly efficient cores at 2.4GHz-4.3GHz, normal and turbo mode.
• It can process 32 threads simultaneously.
• GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 (Xe Gen12).
• It natively supports DDR4 3200 MHz and DDR5 6400 MHz memory.
• It integrates PCIE Gen5 with up to 16 lanes and PCIE Gen4 with up to 4 lanes.
• Unlocked multiplier (supports overclocking).
• 36 MB of L3 cache.
• 32 MB L2 cache.
• 150W basic TDP.
• Compatible with LGA 1700 socket and 600 and 700 series chipset.

Intel Core i9-13900K specifications

• Raptor Cove architecture on high performance cores.
• Gracemont architecture on high-performance cores.
• Built on Intel Node 7 (3rd generation 10nm SuperFin).
• 8 high-performance cores and 16 threads at 3GHz-5.5GHz, normal and turbo mode, up to 5.8GHz with Intel Thermal Velocity Boost Technology.
• 16 high efficient 2.2GHz-4.3GHz, normal and turbo mode.
• It can process 32 threads simultaneously.
• GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 (Xe Gen12).
• It natively supports DDR4 3200 MHz and DDR5 5600 MHz memory.
• It integrates PCIE Gen5 with up to 16 lanes and PCIE Gen4 with up to 4 lanes.
• Unlocked multiplier (supports overclocking).
• 36 MB of L3 cache.
• 32 MB L2 cache.
• 125W base TDP.
• Compatible with LGA 1700 socket and 600 and 700 series chipset.

Intel Core i9-13900KS specifications

• Raptor Cove architecture on high performance cores
• Gracemont architecture on high-performance cores.
• Built on Intel Node 7 (3rd generation 10nm SuperFin).
• High performance 8, 16-thread 3.2 GHz-5.8 GHz, normal and turbo mode, up to 6 GHz with Intel Thermal Velocity Boost technology.
• 16 high efficient 2.4GHz-4.3GHz, normal and turbo mode.
• It can process 32 threads simultaneously.
• GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 (Xe Gen12).
• It natively supports DDR4 3200 MHz and DDR5 5600 MHz memory.
• It integrates PCIE Gen5 with up to 16 lanes and PCIE Gen4 with up to 4 lanes.
• Unlocked multiplier (supports overclocking).
• 36 MB of L3 cache.
• 32 MB L2 cache.
• 150W basic TDP.
• Compatible with LGA 1700 socket and 600 and 700 series chipset.