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Intel Core i9-14900KF
The KF variant of Intel's last mainstream Raptor Lake Refresh flagship strips the integrated graphics from the i9-14900K while keeping the same 24 cores, 32 threads and 6.0 GHz peak turbo on LGA1700. It belongs to the generation with documented voltage-related instability issues, so buyers should confirm the latest microcode is applied before relying on it.
Pros
- 24 cores (8 P-cores plus 16 E-cores) and 32 threads for heavy multitasking and rendering
- 6.0 GHz peak single-core turbo, among the highest clock speeds of any mainstream desktop CPU of its generation
- 36 MB of L3 and 32 MB of L2 cache, the largest of any LGA1700 chip
- Fully unlocked multiplier with per-core tuning and memory overclocking support
- No integrated graphics lowers the price versus the i9-14900K for builders who always pair it with a discrete GPU
Cons
- 253 W maximum turbo power needs a substantial cooler, commonly a 360 mm AIO or better
- Part of the generation affected by the Vmin-shift instability issue, requiring the latest microcode for stability
- No display output at all if the discrete graphics card fails, unlike the i9-14900K
- Only a modest gain over the 13900KF it replaces, more refresh than redesign
Awaiting benchmarks
No Inno Score yet: single-core still needs a published benchmark result.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i9-14900KF
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
- 24
- Performance cores
- 8
- Efficiency cores
- 16
- Threads
- 32
- Base clock
- 3.2 GHz
- Boost clock
- 6 GHz
- L2 cache
- 32 MB
- L3 cache
- 36 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
- 58,069Top 11%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i9-14900KF good in 2026?
We haven't scored the Intel Core i9-14900KF 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. The KF variant of Intel's last mainstream Raptor Lake Refresh flagship strips the integrated graphics from the i9-14900K while keeping the same 24 cores, 32 threads and 6.0 GHz peak turbo on LGA1700. It belongs to the generation with documented voltage-related instability issues, so buyers should confirm the latest microcode is applied before relying on it.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i9-14900KF?
Cores: 24 · Threads: 32 · Boost clock: 6 GHz · Socket: LGA1700
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i9-14900KF?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i9-14900K, Intel Core i9-13900K, Intel Core i9-14900KS — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
