Intel Core i5-14600K vs Intel Core i9-7980XE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-14600K and Intel Core i9-7980XE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-14600K

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 26% higher clock speed: 5.3 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 94°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 56% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4284 vs 2460
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38926 vs 30020
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 Oct 2023 vs September 2017
Maximum frequency 5.3 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 94°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 1024 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4284 vs 2460
PassMark - CPU mark 38926 vs 30020

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7980XE

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 14
  • 16 more threads: 36 vs 20
  • Around 3% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 3% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 3% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 10876 vs 10597
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 18 vs 14
Number of threads 36 vs 20
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache 25344 KB (shared) vs 24 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 10876 vs 10597

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-14600K
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7980XE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4284
2460
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
38926
30020
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
10597
10876
Name Intel Core i5-14600K Intel Core i9-7980XE
PassMark - Single thread mark 4284 2460
PassMark - CPU mark 38926 30020
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 10597 10876
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1177
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 16370
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 40.947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 484.771
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 218.231

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-14600K Intel Core i9-7980XE

Essentials

Launch date 17 Oct 2023 September 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $319 $1,999
Place in performance rating 151 178
Architecture codename Skylake
Price now $2,005.50
Processor Number i9-7980XE
Series Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 4.08
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 2.60 GHz
Die size 257 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 24 MB (shared) 25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72°C
Maximum core temperature 100°C 94°C
Maximum frequency 5.3 GHz 4.20 GHz
Number of cores 14 18
Number of threads 20 36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4, DDR5 DDR4-2666
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported 1700 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution PCG 2017X

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 44
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)