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Core i7-14700K vs Core Ultra 9 285K

Core i7-14700K scores higher overall and wins 0 of 5 areas, but Core Ultra 9 285K still wins 3.

Core i7-14700K

Intel · Oct 2023

Price not listed

54 / 100 spec score

Higher overall

Area by area

Core i7-14700KCore Ultra 9 285K
Multi-core potentialCore Ultra 9 285K leads8386
Single-core potentialCore Ultra 9 285K leads8184
CacheCore Ultra 9 285K leads2123
Efficiency2929
AI acceleration—26

Why pick Core i7-14700K

  • Threads: 28 vs 24

20 cores, 28 threads

Why pick Core Ultra 9 285K

  • Cores: 24 vs 20
  • L3 / shared cache: 36 MB vs 33 MB
  • Base clock: 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Max boost: 5.7 GHz vs 5.6 GHz

24 cores

Tiebreaker

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Your pick

Core i7-14700K

Scores 53 vs 50 on your weighting.

  1. Core i7-14700K53
  2. Core Ultra 9 285K50

If AI acceleration mattered less to you, Core Ultra 9 285K would draw level.

Full specifications

Overview
Core i7-14700KCore Ultra 9 285K
SegmentDesktopDesktop
ArchitectureRaptor Lake RefreshArrow Lake-S
SocketLGA 1700LGA 1851
ProcessIntel 7TSMC N3B
Cores & clocks
Core i7-14700KCore Ultra 9 285K
Cores2024
Threads2824
Core layout8 P-cores + 12 E-cores8 P-cores + 16 E-cores
Base clock3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Max boost5.6 GHz5.7 GHz
Cache & memory
Core i7-14700KCore Ultra 9 285K
L3 / shared cache33 MB36 MB
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200DDR5-6400
Power & graphics
Core i7-14700KCore Ultra 9 285K
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.