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Intel Core i5-14500 vs Intel Core i7-7700K

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IntelCore i5-14500IntelCore i7-7700K
Overview
ReleasedJanuary 2024January 2017
Cores and clocks
Cores14 (6 performance, 8 efficiency)4
Threads208
Base clock2.6 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock5 GHz4.5 GHz
L3 cache24 MB8 MB
Cores6 P-cores and 8 E-cores; 20 threads. ComputerBase identifies its tested sample as C0 Alder Lake silicon within the marketed Raptor Lake Refresh generation.Four cores with Hyper-Threading; Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 supported.
ClocksP-cores: 2.6 GHz base, up to 5.0 GHz turbo. E-cores: 1.9 GHz base, up to 3.7 GHz turbo.Maximum turbo is a single-core frequency; overclocking requires an appropriate motherboard and cooling. Intel publishes TDP without a separate maximum turbo-power figure.
Cache24 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3); 11.5 MB total L2.–
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphicsYesYes
GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 770; 32 execution units; up to 1.55 GHz; Quick Sync Video; up to four displays.Intel HD Graphics 630; 350 MHz base, up to 1.15 GHz; three displays; Quick Sync Video. Hardware HEVC 10-bit encode and decode, and VP9 10-bit decode, according to Intel's desktop product brief.
Platform
SocketLGA1700LGA1151
Base power65 W91 W
Maximum power154 W–
UnlockedNoYes
Cooler in the boxYesNo
Memory supportUp to 192 GB; two channels; DDR5-4800 or DDR4-3200; 76.8 GB/s; ECC supported with an appropriate platform.Up to 64 GB; two channels; DDR4-2133/2400 or DDR3L-1333/1600 at 1.35 V; ECC not supported.
PCIePCIe 5.0 and 4.0; 20 CPU lanes: 1×16+4 or 2×8+4; DMI 4.0 ×8.PCIe 3.0; 16 CPU lanes, configured as 1×16, 2×8 or 1×8+2×4.
ChipsetsIntel 600- and 700-series motherboards; appropriate BIOS support required.–
ProcessIntel 7; Raptor Lake Refresh generation. ComputerBase identifies the tested sample as C0 Alder Lake silicon. 45 × 37.5 mm package; 100°C maximum junction temperature.14 nm; Kaby Lake; 37.5 × 37.5 mm package; 100°C maximum junction temperature. Intel describes the manufacturing process as 14 nm+ in its product brief.
CoolerIntel Laminar RM1 included with the boxed processor (Intel support).Boxed processor includes no fan or heatsink. Intel announced the desktop family on 3 January 2017; TechSpot's contemporaneous launch review confirms availability that day.

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