Intel Core i9-14900KS

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i9-14900KS can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i9-14900KS Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 24 Cores and 32 Threads. The Intel Core i9-14900KS also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this is a high end chip that would be great for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i9-14900KS

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 24 Cores, 32 Threads

Performance Cores: 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 3.2 GHz Base, 6.2 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 16 Cores, 16 Threads, 2.4 GHz Base, 4.5 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 150 W

TDP Up: 253 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 36 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 16 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 4 x 4096 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 192 GB (Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900KS, Intel Core i9-14900KS

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2024

CPUmark/$Price: 96.60

Overall Rank: 58

Last Price Change: $662.95 USD (2024-05-11)

Average CPU Mark

64042

Single Thread Rating: 4904
Samples: 179*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-14900KS

Integer Math	223,238 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	157,523 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	266 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	98,330 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	52,595 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	848,738 KBytes/Sec
Physics	4,199 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	46,565 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,904 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-14900KS

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$662.95 USD	Buy Now!
	$729.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell XPS 8960 Desktop - 14th Generation Intel Core i9-14900K Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB GDDR6X Graphics, Windows 11 Pro, Onsite & Migrate Service - Platinum Silver	$2437.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop Computer - 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900K 24-Core up to 6.00 GHz CPU, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDDR6, Killer Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Home	$2169.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Corsair ONE i500 Gaming PC - Liquid Cooled Intel® Core™ i9 14900K CPU - Liquid Cooled NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4080 Super GPU - 32GB Vengeance DDR5 Memory - 2TB M.2 SSD - Wood Dark	$3599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	ABS Eurus Aqua Gaming PC – Windows 11 - Intel i9 14900KS – GeForce RTX 4090 – DLSS 3.5 - AI-Powered Performance - 64GB DDR5 6000MHz - 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD – EA14900KS4090	$3399.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Envision S13 SFF Desktop (24-core Intel i9-14900K (Beats Ryzen 9 7950X3D), 32GB RAM, 2TB NVME SSD, B760M Motherboard, USB 3.0, WiFi 6, W11 Pro, HDMI & DP, 13L Business Computer	$1249.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900KS		64,042
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,319
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,630
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,315
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,765
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,468
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.81
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.88
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		121.65
Intel Core i9-14900KS		96.60
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.87
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900KS		4,904
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-14900KS
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2100296 - May 13 2024		65499
BL2100295 - May 13 2024		59103
BL2099522 - May 12 2024		63926
BL2099506 - May 12 2024		50266
BL2099379 - May 12 2024		65070

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-14900KS
As of 14th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900KS		64,042
Intel Core i9-14900K vs Intel Core i9-14900KS		60,916 (-4.9%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs Intel Core i9-14900KS		60,121 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i9-14900F vs Intel Core i9-14900KS		50,111 (-21.8%)
Intel Core i9-14900 vs Intel Core i9-14900KS		48,695 (-24.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Intel Core i9-14900KS		62,529 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs Intel Core i9-14900KS		53,719 (-16.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Intel Core i9-14900KS		62,921 (-1.8%)
Intel Core i9-13900KS vs Intel Core i9-14900KS		61,878 (-3.4%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs Intel Core i9-14900KS		53,455 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i9-13900K vs Intel Core i9-14900KS		59,319 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs Intel Core i9-14900KS		58,670 (-8.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i9-14900KS		51,895 (-19.0%)

Is the Intel Core i9-14900KS Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,657
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,559
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,152
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,559
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,523
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,509

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