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Intel Core i5-14600KF
Intel's mid-range Raptor Lake Refresh chip pairs six P-cores and eight E-cores (14 cores, 20 threads) with a 5.3 GHz boost, sold without integrated graphics to undercut the i5-14600K on price. It is a drop-in LGA1700 upgrade, but Intel later listed it among the SKUs affected by the Raptor Lake voltage-instability issue.
Pros
- 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) and 20 threads with a 5.3 GHz boost for a mid-range LGA1700 chip
- Fully unlocked multiplier for overclocking on Z690/Z790 boards
- 181 W max turbo power is far lower than the K-series i7/i9 parts, easing cooling requirements
- 5.3 GHz boost clock is 200 MHz higher than the 13600KF it replaces, though the 24 MB L3 / 20 MB L2 cache carries over unchanged
- No integrated graphics keeps the price below the i5-14600K for builds with a discrete GPU
Cons
- No integrated graphics, so a discrete GPU is mandatory for any display output
- Listed by Intel among the Raptor Lake SKUs affected by the Vmin Shift voltage-instability issue, so current microcode matters
- Only a modest 200 MHz boost-clock gain over the 13600KF it replaces — cache stays the same 24 MB L3 / 20 MB L2, since it is the same Raptor Lake silicon
Awaiting benchmarks
No Inno Score yet: single-core still needs a published benchmark result.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i5-14600KF
General
- Announced
- 2023
- Socket
- LGA1700
- Process
- 10 nm
- Base TDP
- 125 W
- Max turbo power
- 181 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- Yes
- Cooler included
- No
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 14
- Performance cores
- 6
- Efficiency cores
- 8
- Threads
- 20
- Base clock
- 3.5 GHz
- Boost clock
- 5.3 GHz
- L2 cache
- 20 MB
- L3 cache
- 24 MB
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200
- Max memory
- 192 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 5
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 20
Benchmarks
- PassMark
- 38,248Top 30%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i5-14600KF good in 2026?
We haven't scored the Intel Core i5-14600KF yet: there are no published single-core benchmark results for it in our database, and we don't score chips on their spec sheet alone. Intel's mid-range Raptor Lake Refresh chip pairs six P-cores and eight E-cores (14 cores, 20 threads) with a 5.3 GHz boost, sold without integrated graphics to undercut the i5-14600K on price. It is a drop-in LGA1700 upgrade, but Intel later listed it among the SKUs affected by the Raptor Lake voltage-instability issue.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i5-14600KF?
Cores: 14 · Threads: 20 · Boost clock: 5.3 GHz · Socket: LGA1700
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i5-14600KF?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i5-14600K, Intel Core i5-13600K, Intel Core i7-12700K — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
