Intel Core i5-14600 vs Intel Core i5-14600KF

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-14600 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-14600KF
Intel Core i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600KF

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-14600 and the Intel Core i5-14600KF and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-14600 14 core processor released in Q1/2024 with the Intel Core i5-14600KF which has 14 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2023.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Core i 14000 (23) CPU group Intel Core i 14000 (23)
14 Generation 14
Raptor Lake S Refresh Architecture Raptor Lake S Refresh
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-13600 Predecessor Intel Core i5-13600KF
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-14600 is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (5.20 GHz). The processor can compute 20 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-14600KF clocks with 3.50 GHz (5.30 GHz), has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-14600 Characteristic Intel Core i5-14600KF
14 Cores 14
20 Threads 20
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.70 GHz (5.20 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
A-Core 3.50 GHz (5.30 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
2.00 GHz (3.90 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core 2.60 GHz (4.00 GHz)
8x Gracemont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-14600 Characteristic Intel Core i5-14600KF
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 192 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-14600, while the Intel Core i5-14600KF supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-14600 Characteristic Intel Core i5-14600KF
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
192 GB Max. Memory 192 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
20.00 MB L2 Cache 20.00 MB
24.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 5.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-14600 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-14600KF is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-14600 Characteristic Intel Core i5-14600KF
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
154 W TDP (PL2) 181 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-14600 has 44.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-14600KF is at 44.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Core i5-14600 Characteristic Intel Core i5-14600KF
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
LGA 1700 Socket LGA 1700
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2024 Release date Q4/2023
255 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-14600 (98%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-14600 (95%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
14C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1925 (95%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF Intel Core i5-14600KF
14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
2027 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
15872 (95%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF Intel Core i5-14600KF
14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
16712 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
14C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
2785 (100%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF Intel Core i5-14600KF
14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
2794 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
16110 (94%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF Intel Core i5-14600KF
14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
17190 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
14C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF Intel Core i5-14600KF
14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
124 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
14C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF Intel Core i5-14600KF
14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1388 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
14C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF Intel Core i5-14600KF
14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
2097 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF Intel Core i5-14600KF
14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
24683 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz
768 (100%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF Intel Core i5-14600KF
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF Intel Core i5-14600KF
14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
38880 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-14600 Intel Core i5-14600KF
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