Intel Core i5-14500 vs Intel Core i9-7920X

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Core i5-14500 compared with Core i9-7920X

	IntelCore i5-14500	IntelCore i9-7920X
Overview
Released
Released	January 2024	September 2017
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	14 (6 performance, 8 efficiency) (better)	12
Threads
Threads	20	24 (better)
Base clock
Base clock	2.6 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	5 GHz (better)	4.4 GHz
L3 cache
L3 cache	24 MB (better)	16.5 MB
Cores
Cores	6 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; 12 cores with Hyper-Threading. The unlocked multiplier is confirmed by Intel’s exact-model family product brief.
Clocks
Clocks	P-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 4.40 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 planned availability on 28 August 2017, but contemporary Tom’s Hardware reporting says retail availability followed roughly a week later. September precision reflects that actual-sale evidence rather than the earlier promised date; an exact first-sale day remains unverified.
Cache
Cache	24 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3); 11.5 MB total L2.	16.5 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3).
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	Yes	No
Graphics
Graphics	Intel 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
Socket
Socket	LGA1700	LGA2066
Base power
Base power	65 W	140 W
Maximum power
Maximum power	154 W	–
Unlocked
Unlocked	No	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	Yes	No
Memory support
Memory support	Up 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.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 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.
Chipsets
Chipsets	Intel 600- and 700-series motherboards; appropriate BIOS support required.	Intel X299; LGA2066.
Process
Process	Intel 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.
Cooler
Cooler	Intel 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.