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Intel
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About This Product
The Intel Core i9-14900KF is a high-end desktop CPU with 24 cores (8 P-cores, 16 E-cores) and 32 threads, designed for demanding multi-threaded workloads and gaming. Its 5.6 GHz boost clock on P-cores provides strong single-core performance, making it suitable for high refresh rate gaming and professional applications. This CPU competes with AMD's Ryzen 9 series in its price bracket, offering comparable multi-core performance and often superior gaming frame rates in many titles.
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Cross-Platform
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
288.0 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
81.9 pts/$
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
Monster Hunter Wilds
Mixed player settings
210 FPS
Smooth
Valorant
Mixed player settings
137 FPS
Smooth
Reference GPU
EA SPORTS FC 26
Mixed player settings
49 FPS
Playable
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GPU Bottleneck & Pairing
These pairings are pre-calculated around 1440p balance so you can move quickly from CPU research to a realistic gaming build.
High-confidence pairings that stay balanced at 1440p.
Recommended GPU
GeForce RTX 4090
Balanced
This pairing stays very close to ideal balance for 1440p gaming.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
GeForce RTX 4090
Balanced
This pairing stays very close to ideal balance for 1440p gaming.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
GeForce RTX 5090
Balanced
This pairing stays very close to ideal balance for 1440p gaming.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
GeForce RTX 5090
Balanced
This pairing stays very close to ideal balance for 1440p gaming.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
GeForce RTX 5090
Balanced
This pairing stays very close to ideal balance for 1440p gaming.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
GeForce RTX 5090
Balanced
This pairing stays very close to ideal balance for 1440p gaming.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
GeForce RTX 5090
Balanced
This pairing stays very close to ideal balance for 1440p gaming.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
GeForce RTX 5090
Balanced
This pairing stays very close to ideal balance for 1440p gaming.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
GeForce RTX 5090
Balanced
This pairing stays very close to ideal balance for 1440p gaming.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Strong combos with only minor trade-offs.
Recommended GPU
RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Slight GPU bottleneck
Estimated GPU limitation of 12% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
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βIdeal for enthusiasts and professionals needing top-tier gaming and workstation performance.β

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