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

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

	IntelCore i9-14900KS	IntelCore i9-7960X
Overview
Released
Released	March 2024	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	6.2 GHz (better)	4.4 GHz
L3 cache
L3 cache	36 MB (better)	22 MB
Cores
Cores	Raptor Lake; 8 Performance-cores with Hyper-Threading and 16 Efficient-cores	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 and turbo 5.7 GHz; E-core base 2.4 GHz and turbo 4.5 GHz; Turbo Boost Max 3.0 5.9 GHz; Thermal Velocity Boost up to 6.2 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	32 MB L2 cache	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; 300 MHz base and 1.65 GHz maximum dynamic clock	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	150 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 192 GB; two channels; DDR5-5600 or DDR4-3200; ECC support depends on the motherboard and configuration	Up to 128 GB; four channels of DDR4-2666; 85 GB/s maximum published bandwidth; no ECC.
PCIe
PCIe	20 CPU lanes; PCIe 5.0 and 4.0	44 CPU lanes; PCIe 3.0.
Chipsets
Chipsets	Intel recommends Z790 or Z690 with the latest BIOS	Intel X299; LGA2066.
Process
Process	Intel 7	14 nm (Ars Technica exact-model review); Skylake-X. Current Intel specifications omit lithography.
Cooler
Cooler	Maximum operating temperature 100 °C; maker maximum turbo power 253 W. The 320 W Extreme profiles used in launch reviews are separate operating configurations.	Intel explicitly excludes a fan and heatsink from the boxed product; a separate compatible cooler is required. Published junction limit: 98°C.