Intel Core i7-14700KF vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285

Compare Intel Core i7 (14th gen) 20 core CPU vs Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) 24 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

15150 points
16626 points
9% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

15322 points
15693 points
2% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

15151 points
16989 points
12% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

15281 points
17189 points
12% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

14250 points
16620 points
16% slightly higher 3DMark Physics score
Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

442.38 points
465.69 points
5% slightly higher Blender score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

20
24
20% slightly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

28
16% slightly more threads
24

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.4 GHz
36% slightly higher clock speed
2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

5.6 GHz
Identical
5.6 GHz

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

20
24
20% slightly more pcie lanes

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

192 GiB
256 GiB
33% slightly more supported memory

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

28 MiB
40 MiB
42% many more L2 cache

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

33 MiB
36 MiB
9% slightly more L3 cache

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

22nd of 1,089
12th of 1,089

Family

The product line

Core i7 (14th gen)
Core Ultra (Series 2)

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2023 November
2025 February

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-5600
DDR5-6400

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

-
Yes

Core i7-14700KF vs Core Ultra 9 285 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-14700KF beats the Core Ultra 9 285 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core Ultra 9 285 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core Ultra 9 285 has slightly more cores than the Core i7-14700KF. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 285 has 24 cores compared to 20 cores found in the Core i7-14700KF. Despite this, the Core i7-14700KF has more threads than the Core Ultra 9 285. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-14700KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 9 285. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 285 has many more L2 cache than the Core i7-14700KF. The Core Ultra 9 285 also has slightly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-14700KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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