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Intel Core i5-14500 vs Intel Core i9-7900X

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IntelCore i5-14500IntelCore i9-7900X
Overview
ReleasedJanuary 2024June 2017
Cores and clocks
Cores14 (6 performance, 8 efficiency)10
Threads2020
Base clock2.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock5 GHz4.5 GHz
L3 cache24 MB13.75 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.Skylake-X; 10 cores with Hyper-Threading. The unlocked multiplier is confirmed by Intel’s exact-model family product brief.
ClocksP-cores: 2.6 GHz base, up to 5.0 GHz turbo. E-cores: 1.9 GHz base, up to 3.7 GHz turbo.Turbo Boost Max 3.0 up to 4.50 GHz on the preferred core; ordinary Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 4.30 GHz. The main boost field uses Intel’s highest published frequency. Intel’s September press-kit record names 26 June 2017 availability for the first Core X processors; its August record confirms the four- to ten-core models were already on shelves. The exact model’s first-sale day was not established, so month precision is retained.
Cache24 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3); 11.5 MB total L2.13.75 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3).
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphicsYesNo
GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 770; 32 execution units; up to 1.55 GHz; Quick Sync Video; up to four displays.No processor graphics, explicitly stated in Intel’s exact-model comparison-chart row; a separate graphics solution is required.
Platform
SocketLGA1700LGA2066
Base power65 W140 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 128 GB; four channels of DDR4-2666; 85 GB/s maximum published bandwidth; no ECC.
PCIePCIe 5.0 and 4.0; 20 CPU lanes: 1×16+4 or 2×8+4; DMI 4.0 ×8.44 CPU lanes; PCIe 3.0.
ChipsetsIntel 600- and 700-series motherboards; appropriate BIOS support required.Intel X299; LGA2066.
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; Skylake-X.
CoolerIntel Laminar RM1 included with the boxed processor (Intel support).Intel explicitly excludes a fan and heatsink from the boxed product; a separate compatible cooler is required. Published junction limit: 95°C.

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