Intel Core i5-14500 vs Intel Core i9-7960X

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Core i5-14500 compared with Core i9-7960X

	IntelCore i5-14500	IntelCore i9-7960X
Overview
Released
Released	January 2024	September 2017
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	14 (6 performance, 8 efficiency)	16 (better)
Threads
Threads	20	32 (better)
Base clock
Base clock	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	5 GHz (better)	4.4 GHz
L3 cache
L3 cache	24 MB (better)	22 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; 16 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 4.20 GHz. The main boost field uses Intel’s highest published frequency. Intel’s August family notice explicitly states that the new fourteen- to eighteen-core processors would be available on 25 September 2017; Puget’s contemporary exact-model tests confirm availability that day.
Cache
Cache	24 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3); 11.5 MB total L2.	22 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	165 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 (Ars Technica exact-model review); Skylake-X. Current Intel specifications omit lithography.
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: 98°C.