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gggggIntel Raptor Lake Refresh Meta Review

- compilation of 13 launch reviews with ~1390 gaming benchmarks (and some application benchmarks)
- stock performance on default power limits, no overclocking
- only gaming benchmarks for real games compiled, not included any 3DMark & Unigine benchmarks
- gaming benchmarks strictly at CPU limited settings, mostly at 720p or 1080p 1%/99th
- power consumption is strictly for the CPU (package) only, no whole system consumption
- geometric mean in all cases
- gaming performance average is weighted in favor of reviews with more benchmarks
- MSRPs: from AMD's online shop (lower than official MSRP, but nearer market level), "Recommended Customer Price" on Intel for non-F models
- Retailer prices from Newegg on October 23, 2023
- for the full results and more explanations check 3DCenter's Raptor Lake Refresh Launch Analysis https://www.3dcenter.org/artikel/launch-analyse-intel-raptor-lake-refresh
Note: The following tables are sometimes very wide. The last column to the right should be the Core i9-14900K.

 

SKU|Cores|P-clock|L2+L3|PBP/MTP|Change from predecessor
|:--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
Core i9-14900K (F)|8P+16E/32T|3.2/6.0 GHz|32+36 MB|125/253W|+200 MHz base & boost
Core i9-14900 (F)|8P+16E/32T|2.0/5.8 GHz|32+36 MB|65/?W|+200 MHz boost
Core i7-14700K (F)|8P+12E/28T|3.4/5.6 GHz|28+33 MB|125/253W|+4 E-cores, +200 MHz boost, more L2+L3
Core i7-14700 (F)|8P+12E/28T|2.1/5.4 GHz|28+33 MB|65/?W|+4 E-cores, +200 MHz boost, more L2+L3
Core i5-14600K (F)|6P+8E/20T|3.5/5.3 GHz|20+24 MB|125/181W|+200 MHz boost
Core i5-14600|6P+8E/20T|2.7/5.2 GHz|11.5+24 MB|65/?W|+200 MHz boost
Core i5-14500|6P+8E/20T|2.6/5.0 GHz|11.5+24 MB|65/?W|+100 MHz base, +200 MHz boost
Core i5-14400 (F)|6P+4E/16T|2.5/4.7 GHz|9.5+20 MB|65/?W|+100 MHz boost
Core i3-14100 (F)|4P+0E/8T|3.5/4.7 GHz|5+12 MB|60/?W|+100 MHz base, +200 MHz boost

Data basis: K/KF models according to official Intel information, other processors: unofficial info

 

Application Performance|13600K → 14600K|13700K → 14700K|13900K → 14900K
|:--|:--:|:--:|:--:|
Hardware differences:|+200 MHz boost|+4 E-cores, +200 MHz boost, more L2+L3|+200 MHz base & boost
ComputerBase (8 tests, rendering-heavy, with power limit)|-|+9%|–2%
ComputerBase (8 tests, rendering-heavy, without power limit)|+3%|+13%|+2%
Hardware & Co. (16 tests, rendering-heavy)|+2.9%|-|+1.0%
PC Games Hardware (6 tests)|+3.3%|+10.4%|+2.2%
TechPowerUp (47 tests, office/professional-heavy)|+2.9%|+5.6%|+2.9%
Tweakers (27 tests, wide mix incl. micro benchmarks)|+3.4%|+9.4%|+1.5%

 

Source|Tests|Method|AMD system|Intel system
|:--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
ComputerBase https://www.computerbase.de/2023-10/intel-core-i9-14900k-i7-14700k-i5-14600k-test/|10 games|720p, 1% Perzentil|DDR5/5200|DDR5/5600
eTeknix https://www.eteknix.com/intel-14600k-14700k-14900k-cpu-review/|15 ames|1080P, 1% low fps|DDR5/7600|DDR5/7600
Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2023-intel-core-i9-14900k-core-i5-14600k-review|8 games|1080p, Lowest 5%|DDR5/6000|DDR5/6000
Hardware & Co. https://hardwareand.co/dossiers/cpu/test-intel-gen-14-les-core-i9-14900k-core-i5-14600k-vraiment-utiles|12 ames|1080p, 1er centile|DDR5/6000|DDR5/6000
Igor's Lab https://www.igorslab.de/raptor-lake-resfresh-mit-den-intel-core-i9-14900k-core-i7-14700k-und-core-i5-14600k-heisser-drachenkampf-im-energetischen-endstadium/|6 games|720p, 1% low fps|DDR5/6000|DDR5/6000
PC Games Hardware https://www.pcgameshardware.de/Core-i9-14900K-CPU-279978/Tests/Refresh-Review-i7-14700K-i5-14600K-UVP-Release-Benchmark-Specs-1431342/|11 ames|≤720p, avg fps|DDR5/5200|DDR5/5600
PurePC https://www.purepc.pl/test-procesora-intel-core-i9-14900k-krol-wydajnosci-czy-odgrzewany-kotlet-fabryczne-6-ghz-okupione-wysokim-kosztem|10 ames|1080p, 1% low fps|DDR5/7000|DDR5/7000
QuasarZone https://quasarzone.com/bbs/qc_bench/views/87650|15 ames|1080p, 1% low fps|DDR5/6000|DDR5/6000
SweClockers https://www.sweclockers.com/test/37338-test-intel-core-i9-14900k-och-core-i5-14600k-raptor-lake-refresh|7 games|720p, 99:e percentilen|DDR5/6000|DDR5/6000
TechPowerUp https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i9-14900k/|14 games|1080p, 1% low fps|DDR5/6000|DDR5/6000
TechSpot https://www.techspot.com/review/2749-intel-core-14th-gen-cpus/|12 games|1080p, 1% low fps|DDR5/6000|DDR5/7200
Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-core-i9-14900k-cpu-review|8 games|1080p, 99th percentile|DDR5/5200|DDR5/5600

The results from PurePC and SweClockers are listed in the table below, but were not used to create the performance index. Both results represent outliers in one or the other direction. This can always happen in CPU tests, the results of the different sources are fluctuating.

 

Gaming Perf.|77X|790X|795X|78X3D|790X3D|795X3D|136K|137K|139K|146K|147K|149K
|:--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
CB|84.7%|-|-|101.8%|-|104.3%|90.2%|93.3%|98.2%|91.4%|96.3%|_100%_
eTeknix|82.8%|82.1%|85.5%|95.2%|-|96.6%|87.6%|96.6%|97.9%|89.7%|97.9%|_100%_
Eurog|-|-|-|100.1%|-|97.9%|89.8%|-|92.3%|94.2%|-|_100%_
HW&Co|87.3%|90.5%|90.5%|102.7%|-|103.1%|84.2%|93.3%|95.7%|88.5%|-|_100%_
Igor's|71.2%|75.4%|79.3%|92.9%|89.4%|97.6%|88.5%|96.2%|97.3%|89.5%|97.1%|_100%_
PCGH|79.2%|80.5%|81.6%|102.6%|98.7%|105.4%|89.8%|95.7%|98.9%|91.4%|97.7%|_100%_
PurePC|-|72.0%|74.7%|88.4%|-|-|89.8%|95.2%|98.0%|92.5%|-|_100%_
Quasar|86.2%|87.2%|88.4%|100.6%|93.0%|98.3%|91.4%|96.0%|98.3%|93.2%|97.2%|_100%_
SweCl|88.9%|-|91.5%|108.6%|-|114.2%|86.3%|94.7%|96.9%|87.5%|-|_100%_
TPU|89.5%|87.9%|87.4%|101.3%|-|96.1%|87.6%|92.6%|95.8%|90.6%|94.3%|_100%_
TechSp|86.4%|87.9%|90.2%|107.6%|-|106.1%|88.6%|93.9%|97.7%|90.2%|98.5%|_100%_
Tom's|80.2%|82.6%|82.6%|107.4%|105.8%|106.6%|87.6%|94.2%|100.0%|88.4%|96.7%|_100%_
**avg Gaming Perf.**|**83.7%**|**85.0%**|**86.2%**|**101.7%**|**96.7%**|**101.5%**|**88.5%**|**94.2%**|**97.3%**|**90.8%**|**96.9%**|**_100%_**
Power-Limit|142W|230W|230W|162W|162W|162W|181W|253W|253W|181W|253W|253W
MSRP|$349|$449|$599|$449|$599|$699|$319|$409|$589|$319|$409|$589
Retail US|$315|$407|$551|$370|$477|$675|$316|$394|$570|$329|$419|$599

 

CPU Power Draw|77X|790X|795X|78X3D|790X3D|795X3D|136K|137K|139K|146K|147K|149K
|:--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
AVX Peak @ Anand|-|-|222W|82W|-|147W|238W|-|343W|169W|397W|428W
CB23 @ Tweakers|136W|189W|234W|75W|110W|138W|175W|246W|341W|202W|344W|319W
Blender @ TPU|-|200W|254W|77W|-|140W|189W|252W|276W|174W|279W|282W
y-cruncher @ Tom's|126W|161W|168W|68W|92W|99W|126W|172W|212W|139W|230W|262W
Premiere @ Tweakers|102W|114W|128W|55W|68W|77W|126W|162W|199W|155W|164W|218W
AutoCAD @ Igor's|77W|90W|93W|62W|87W|69W|76W|95W|139W|75W|128W|143W
Ø 6 Apps @ PCGH|136W|179W|212W|77W|107W|120W|172W|232W|269W|186W|270W|292W
Ø 47 Apps @ TPU|-|111W|128W|49W|-|79W|105W|133W|169W|93W|155W|170W
Ø 11 Games @ PCGH|75W|105W|118W|51W|64W|68W|111W|141W|155W|116W|155W|187W
Ø 10 Games @ CB|-|-|-|48W|-|66W|83W|104W|142W|89W|124W|149W
Ø 13 Games @ TPU|-|86W|89W|49W|-|56W|89W|107W|143W|76W|132W|144W
Ø 6 Games FHD @ Igor's|91W|122W|112W|69W|80W|75W|97W|128W|123W|96W|135W|131W
Ø 6 Games 4K @ Igor's|81W|109W|104W|62W|72W|67W|85W|107W|102W|82W|113W|107W
**avg Gaming Power Draw**|**77W**|**100W**|**102W**|**54W**|**64W**|**66W**|**95W**|**120W**|**141W**|**94W**|**137W**|**153W**
Power-Limit|142W|230W|230W|162W|162W|162W|181W|253W|253W|181W|253W|253W
MSRP|$349|$449|$599|$449|$599|$699|$319|$409|$589|$319|$409|$589
Retail US|$315|$407|$551|$370|$477|$675|$316|$394|$570|$329|$419|$599

 

Gaming|Hardware|Perf.|Draw|fps/W|Retail|fps/$
|:--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
Core i9-14900K|Raptor Lake Refresh, 8P+16E/32T|_100%_|153W|**68%**|$599|61%
Core i7-14700K|Raptor Lake Refresh, 8P+12E/28T|96.9%|137W|73%|$419|84%
Core i5-14600K|Raptor Lake Refresh, 6P+8E/20T|90.8%|94W|_100%_|$329|**_100%_**
Ryzen 9 7950X3D|Zen 4 X3D, 16C/32T|101.5%|66W|159%|$675|55%
Ryzen 9 7900X3D|Zen 4 X3D, 12C/24T|96.7%|64W|156%|$477|73%
Ryzen 7 7800X3D|Zen 4 X3D, 8C/16T|101.7%|54W|**195%**|$370|**100%**
Core i9-13900KS|Raptor Lake, 8P+16E/32T|~98.5%|~150W|~68%|$730|~49%
Core i9-13900K|Raptor Lake, 8P+16E/32T|97.3%|141W|71%|$570|62%
Core i7-13700K|Raptor Lake, 8P+8E/24T|94.2%|120W|81%|$394|87%
Core i5-13600K|Raptor Lake, 6P+8E/20T|88.5%|95W|97%|$316|**102%**
Ryzen 9 7950X|Zen 4, 16C/32T|86.2%|102W|88%|$551|57%
Ryzen 9 7900X|Zen 4, 12C/24T|85.0%|100W|88%|$407|76%
Ryzen 7 7700X|Zen 4, 8C/16T|83.7%|77W|113%|$315|**96%**

Note: Ryzen 7 7800X3D thus has almost double the energy efficiency compared to Core i5-14600K and almost triple the energy efficiency compared to Core i9-14900K in gaming use (in scenes of pure CPU load).

 

At a glance|Apps|Gaming|Gaming Power Draw|Retail
|:--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
Core i9-13900K → **Core i9-14900K**|+2-3%|+3%|141W → 153W (+9%)|$570 → $599 (+5%)
Core i9-13900KF → **Core i9-14900KF**|+2-3%|+3%|?|$543 → $574 (+6%)
Core i7-13700K → **Core i7-14700K**|+6-9%|+3%|120W → 137W (+14%)|$394 → $419 (+6%)
Core i7-13700KF → **Core i7-14700KF**|+6-9%|+3%|?|$386 → $394 (+2%)
Core i5-13600K → **Core i5-14600K**|+3%|+3%|95W → 94W (–1%)|$316 → $329 (+4%)
Core i5-13600KF → **Core i5-14600KF**|+3%|+3%|?|$280 → $304 (+9%)

 

Source: 3DCenter.org https://www.3dcenter.org/artikel/launch-analyse-intel-raptor-lake-refresh
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