Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Processors Add Extra Cores With out A Worth Bump

Subsequent in line is the 14th Gen Core i7, which truly will get the meatier generation-over-generation upgrades, and hits the appropriate stability between worth and efficiency. Intel has armed it with eight efficiency cores and 12 effectivity cores (4 greater than the earlier technology), permitting it to hit a peak clock velocity of 5.6GHz. Every core class will get a velocity bump, as nicely.

The upgrades additionally mirror within the benchmark figures, because the Core i7-14900K provides a persistently increased efficiency in comparison with its thirteenth gen predecessor, and in addition when pitted towards its Core i9 sibling. Intel has set a base worth of $409 for the Core i7-14700K processor, whereas the KF variant devoid of built-in graphics will set you again $384.

Lastly, now we have the i5-14600K, which provides a complete of 14 cores (six efficiency and eight effectivity cores) and 20 threads, whereas maxing out at a good 5.3GHz increase frequency. This one prices $319, whereas the Core i5-14600KF model has a sticker worth of $294. In fact, the ultimate worth you pay could rely upon provide and market availability.

The brand new Intel choices are appropriate with the Sequence 600 and 700 motherboards, which is a welcome backward compatibility comfort. The connectivity suite for Intel’s 14th Gen processors consists of Wi-Fi 6 and Thunderbolt 4, with discrete upgrades for the upcoming Bluetooth v4.0 and Thunderbolt 5 (providing double the bandwidth at 80 Gbps) additionally on the desk.