Intel Core i7-9700KF vs Intel Core i7-14700KF

Core i7-9700KF vs Core i7-14700KF benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-14700KF performs better than the Core i7-9700KF. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-9700KF in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i7-14700KF has significantly more cores with 20 cores whereas the Core i7-9700KF has 8 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-9700KF. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-9700KF has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-14700KF. Despite this, the Core i7-14700KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-14700KF has more L2 cache than the Core i7-9700KF. The Core i7-14700KF also has significantly 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. For instance, the Core i7-9700KF has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.