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Intel Core i7-14700KF
Intel's 20-core, 28-thread Raptor Lake Refresh chip pairs eight P-cores and twelve E-cores with clocks up to 5.6 GHz, sold without integrated graphics to undercut the i7-14700K. It drops into any LGA1700 board after a BIOS update, but it is one of the SKUs Intel later listed for the Raptor Lake voltage-instability issue.
Pros
- 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) and 28 threads, more multithreaded headroom than the 13700KF it replaces
- Boosts to 5.6 GHz single-core with a fully unlocked multiplier for overclocking
- 33 MB L3 and 28 MB L2 cache, both larger than the previous generation
- Drops into any existing LGA1700 Z690/Z790 board after a BIOS update
- No integrated graphics keeps the price below the i7-14700K for builds that already have a discrete GPU
Cons
- 253 W maximum turbo power generates significant heat; no cooler is included and a strong tower or AIO is needed
- Listed by Intel among the Raptor Lake SKUs affected by the Vmin Shift voltage-instability issue, so current microcode matters
- No integrated graphics, so a discrete GPU is mandatory even for basic display output
- Clock and cache gains over the 13700KF are modest since it is the same Raptor Lake silicon refreshed
Very good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i7-14700KF
General
- Announced
- 2023
- Socket
- LGA1700
- Process
- 10 nm
- Base TDP
- 125 W
- Max turbo power
- 253 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- Yes
- Cooler included
- No
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 20
- Performance cores
- 8
- Efficiency cores
- 12
- Threads
- 28
- Base clock
- 3.4 GHz
- Boost clock
- 5.6 GHz
- L2 cache
- 28 MB
- L3 cache
- 33 MB
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200
- Max memory
- 192 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 5
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 20
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,922Top 23%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 19,147Top 17%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 2,160Top 14%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 33,441Top 12%
- PassMark
- 51,926Top 15%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i7-14700KF good in 2026?
The Intel Core i7-14700KF earns an Inno Score of 78.9/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Intel's 20-core, 28-thread Raptor Lake Refresh chip pairs eight P-cores and twelve E-cores with clocks up to 5.6 GHz, sold without integrated graphics to undercut the i7-14700K. It drops into any LGA1700 board after a BIOS update, but it is one of the SKUs Intel later listed for the Raptor Lake voltage-instability issue.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i7-14700KF?
Cores: 20 · Threads: 28 · Boost clock: 5.6 GHz · Socket: LGA1700
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i7-14700KF?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
