Intel Core i9 9900K vs Intel Core i9 14900F
Review
Key differences
Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i9 9900K and Intel Core i9 14900F
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9 9900K
- + 8 cores / 16 threads with SMT
- + DDR4 memory support
- + LGA-1151 socket
- + Coffee Lake architecture
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9 14900F
- + 8 P-cores + 16 E-cores hybrid design
- + DDR5 memory support
- + LGA-1700 socket
- + Raptor Lake Refresh architecture
Pros & Cons
- Built-in integrated graphics
- Moderate power consumption (95W TDP)
- Limited single-core performance
- Limited multi-threaded performance
- Older generation architecture
"A entry-level Intel Core i9 9900K processor with strong single-core performance (49/100). Suited for basic computing tasks."
- Excellent single-core performance
- Capable multi-core performance
- High core count (24 cores)
- Modern DDR5 memory support
- No integrated graphics — discrete GPU required
"A high-end Intel Core i9 14900F processor with strong single-core performance (88/100). Suited for demanding workloads."
Value for Money Beta
Please input up-to-date prices for the selected configurations to get an accurate value-for-money index.
Benchmarks
| Intel Core i9 9900K | Intel Core i9 14900F | |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 706 | 1506 |
Specifications
| Specification | Intel Core i9 9900K ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900F ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1621 | 3281 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8151 | 19856 |
| File compression | 545.7 MB/sec | 1670 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 67.7 Klines/sec | 220.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 175.1 pages/sec | 436 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 275.6 Mpixels/sec | 545.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 159 pages/sec | 307.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 40.4 images/sec | 61.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 68.6 images/sec | 134.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.5 Mpixels/sec | 46.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Specification | Intel Core i9 9900K ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900F ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 2915 | 4507 |
| Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 18102 | 46675 |
| Integer math | 66.2 GOps/sec | 177.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 41 GOps/sec | 119.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 47M Primes/sec | 210M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 36.1M Strings/sec | 63.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 6.4 GBytes/sec | 34.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 283 MBytes/sec | 566.3 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 931 Frames/sec | 2905 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 19B Matrices/sec | 31.2B Matrices/sec |
| Specification | Intel Core i9 9900K ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900F ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 7.4 PPW | 23.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 85.8 PPW | 305.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 190.5 PPW | 718.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 1.88 PPW | 5.53 PPW |
| Specification | Intel Core i9 9900K ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900F ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | 8-Oct-18 | 9-Jan-24 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| Model number | i9-9900K | i9-14900F |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | No |
| Qualcomm Equivalent |
| Specification | Intel Core i9 9900K ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900F ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | |
| E-Threads | 16 | |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | |
| Total Cores | 8 | 24 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Multiplier | 36x | 20x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| Specification | Intel Core i9 9900K ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900F ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Transistors | ||
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 95 W | 65 W |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
| Specification | Intel Core i9 9900K ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900F ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1200 MHz | |
| Shading Units | 192 | |
| TMUs | 24 | |
| ROPs | 3 | |
| Execution Units | 24 | |
| iGPU FLOPS | 0.5 TFLOPS |
| Specification | Intel Core i9 9900K ↗ | Intel Core i9 14900F ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Types | -2666 | -8800 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
