14th generation of Intel processors on the shelves

But we just waited for them. After months of speculation, predictions, leaked information thanks to whistleblowers and early testers, Intel has finally announced the 14th generation Raptor Lake Refresh processor family. In the foreground are the Core i9-14900K, Core i7-14700K and Core i5-14600K versions. 

The main news is that, despite the rumors, the čipi were priced the same as their predecessors when they launched on October 17th. 

Fortunately, the Raptor Lake Refresh processors are rumored to cost up to 15 percent more. like their colleagues from the 13th generation, proved to be wrong. The Core i9-14900K is available for around 600 euros, and the KF version for 550 euros. The Core i7-14700K costs about 400 euros or a few euros more if you choose the KF model without integrated graphics, and the Core i5-14600K costs about 300-350 euros or a few tens of euros less for the KF version.

We already mentioned in previous posts that the Core i9-14900K can be clocked up to 6 GHz, with the #141; according to Intel, it is "the fastest desktop processor in mass production". The special edition 13900KS processor was the first to exceed 6 GHz, but was not ready for mass production.

Intel presents the 24-core and 32-thread Core i9-14900K as a direct competitor to the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor. At least that's what the latest measurement tests show, which were done in Intel's laboratory, so it will be necessary to wait for independent tests. The blue team candidate (Intel) is only a hair better at 1080p games (by about 2.5 percent), and in the same breath they say the processor offers up to 54 percent faster performance in creative workflows.

Rumors that the 14th-gen chips don't offer a huge performance boost over their 13th-gen predecessors have turned out to be quite inaccurate, but Intel would probably argue that's because it's just refresh and not for direct upgrade. 

The Core i7-14700K (8P + 12E cores / 28 threads) is the only one of the three processors that, compared to its predecessor, has experienced an upgrade in the number of cores (four additional effective cores) together with an additional L2/L3 cache ( 61 MB vs. 54 MB). Of all the new chips, this one might be of most interest to those considering an upgrade.

Finally, there is the Core i5-14600K. Its 14 cores consist of six P cores and eight E cores (20 threads). The frequency of the cores can be wound up to 5.3 GHz. All processors will support older DDR4 standards and newer DDR5 memories.

In addition, Intel says its new AI Assist program within the popular XTU tuning tool will use machine learning to offer customized fan settings for Core i9 models. There's also a new Application Optimizer (APO) that detects games and optimizes the CPU for some of them.