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Core i7-14700K vs Core Ultra 5 245K

Core i7-14700K scores higher overall and wins 3 of 5 areas, but Core Ultra 5 245K still wins 0.

Core i7-14700K

Intel · Oct 2023

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54 / 100 spec score

Higher overall

Area by area

Core i7-14700KCore Ultra 5 245K
Multi-core potentialCore i7-14700K leads8343
Single-core potentialCore i7-14700K leads8169
CacheCore i7-14700K leads2113
Efficiency2929
AI acceleration—26

Why pick Core i7-14700K

  • Threads: 28 vs 14
  • Cores: 20 vs 14
  • L3 / shared cache: 33 MB vs 24 MB
  • Max boost: 5.6 GHz vs 5.2 GHz

20 cores, 28 threads

Why pick Core Ultra 5 245K

  • Base clock: 4.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

14 cores

Tiebreaker

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Your pick

Core i7-14700K

Scores 53 vs 36 on your weighting.

  1. Core i7-14700K53
  2. Core Ultra 5 245K36

Full specifications

Overview
Core i7-14700KCore Ultra 5 245K
SegmentDesktopDesktop
ArchitectureRaptor Lake RefreshArrow Lake-S
SocketLGA 1700LGA 1851
ProcessIntel 7TSMC N3B
Cores & clocks
Core i7-14700KCore Ultra 5 245K
Cores2014
Threads2814
Core layout8 P-cores + 12 E-cores6 P-cores + 8 E-cores
Base clock3.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Max boost5.6 GHz5.2 GHz
Cache & memory
Core i7-14700KCore Ultra 5 245K
L3 / shared cache33 MB24 MB
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200DDR5-6400
Power & graphics
Core i7-14700KCore Ultra 5 245K
Base power (TDP)125 W125 W
Integrated graphicsIntel UHD Graphics 770Intel Graphics (4 Xe cores)
NPU—13 TOPS

Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.