Intel Core i9-14900K vs Intel Core i9-7960X

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Core i9-14900K compared with Core i9-7960X

	IntelCore i9-14900K	IntelCore i9-7960X
Overview
Released
Released	October 2023	September 2017
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	24 (8 performance, 16 efficiency) (better)	16
Threads
Threads	32	32
Base clock
Base clock	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	6 GHz (better)	4.4 GHz
L3 cache
L3 cache	36 MB (better)	22 MB
Cores
Cores	8 Performance-cores and 16 Efficient-cores, with Hyper-Threading; codename Raptor Lake	Skylake-X; 16 cores with Hyper-Threading. The unlocked multiplier is confirmed by Intel’s exact-model family product brief.
Clocks
Clocks	P-core base 3.2 GHz, max turbo 5.6 GHz; E-core base 2.4 GHz, max turbo 4.4 GHz; Turbo Boost Max 3.0 5.8 GHz; Thermal Velocity Boost 6 GHz	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	36 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3); 32 MB 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 1.65 GHz; outputs eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1; up to 4 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	125 W	165 W
Maximum power
Maximum power	253 W	–
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	–	No
Memory support
Memory support	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s or up to DDR4 3200 MT/s; 2 channels, up to 192 GB; ECC supported	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 lanes (Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4); DMI 4.0 x8	44 CPU lanes; PCIe 3.0.
Chipsets
Chipsets	Intel 600 and 700 series	Intel X299; LGA2066.
Process
Process	Intel 7	14 nm (Ars Technica exact-model review); Skylake-X. Current Intel specifications omit lithography.
Cooler
Cooler	max operating temperature 100 °C; thermal specification PCG 2020A	Intel explicitly excludes a fan and heatsink from the boxed product; a separate compatible cooler is required. Published junction limit: 98°C.