Intel Core i9-14900K Review - Reaching for the Performance Crown 420

Intel Core i9-14900K Review - Reaching for the Performance Crown

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Test Setup

  • All applications, games, and processors are tested with the drivers and hardware listed below—no performance results were recycled between test systems.
  • All games and applications are tested using the same version.
  • All games are set to their highest quality setting unless indicated otherwise.
Test System "Raptor Lake & Alder Lake"
Processor:All Intel 14th, 13th & 12th Generation processors
Motherboard:ASUS Z790 Maximus Dark Hero
BIOS 0502
ASUS Z790 Maximus Hero
BIOS 0813, 13900KS: BIOS 0904
Memory:2x 16 GB DDR5-6000
36-36-36-76 2T / Gear 2
Graphics:PNY GeForce RTX 4090 XLR8
Storage:Neo Forza NFP065 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD
Air Cooling:Noctua NH-U14S & NH-D15
Water Cooling:Arctic Liquid Freezer II
420 mm AIO
Thermal Paste:Arctic MX-5
Power Supply:Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1200 W
ATX 3.0 / 16-pin 12VHPWR
Software:Windows 11 Professional 64-bit 22H2
VBS enabled (Windows 11 default)
Drivers:NVIDIA GeForce 528.02 WHQL



Test System "Zen 4"
Processor:All AMD Ryzen 7000 processors
Motherboard:ASUS X670E Crosshair Hero
BIOS 9922
7800X3D: BIOS 9927
Memory:2x 16 GB DDR5-6000
36-36-36-76
Infinity Fabric @ 2000 MHz
Drivers:NVIDIA GeForce 528.02 WHQL
Ryzen Chipset Drivers 5.02.16.347
7800X3D: Ryzen Chipset Drivers 5.02.19.2221
All other specifications same as above

Test System "Zen 3 & Zen 2"
Processor:All AMD Ryzen 5000 & Ryzen 3000 processors
Motherboard:ASUS X570 Crosshair VII Dark Hero
BIOS 4201
Memory:2x 16 GB DDR4-3600
14-14-14-34 1T
Infinity Fabric @ 1800 MHz 1:1
Drivers:Ryzen Chipset Drivers 4.08.09.2337
All other specifications same as above

Test System "Rocket Lake"
Processor:All Intel 11th Generation processors
Motherboard:ASUS Z590 Maximus XIII Hero
BIOS 1701
Memory:2x 16 GB DDR4-3600
14-14-14-34 1T
Gear 1
All other specifications same as above

Test System "Zen 1"
Processor:All AMD Ryzen 2000 processors
Motherboard:ASUS X570 Crosshair VII Dark Hero
BIOS 4201
Memory:2x 16 GB DDR4-3400
14-14-14-34 1T
All other specifications same as above

Test System "Comet Lake"
Processor:All Intel 10th Generation processors
Motherboard:ASUS Z490 Maximus XII Extreme
BIOS 2601
Memory:2x 16 GB DDR4-3600
14-14-14-34 1T
All other specifications same as above
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