Raptor in sheep's clothing. The Core i7-14700K stands out in the Intel 14th gen Raptor Lake-S Refresh lineup with 20 cores and 28 threads. While the Core i7-14700K comes very close to the pricier Core i9-13900K, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, and the Ryzen 9 7950X3D in overall CPU performance, things aren't as straightforward in gaming.
With Intel deciding to make Meteor Lake laptop-only, desktop users have to contend with refreshed Ra...
Increased core and thread counts compared to 13th gen Core i7-13700K; Increased L2 + L3 cache over Core i7-13700K; Overall CPU performance nearly equivalent to that of a Core i9-13900K; Single-core performance ahead of AMD Ryzen Zen 4;
No real incentive to upgrade from 13th gen; Cannot match up to AMD Ryzen Zen 4 X3D or even the Core i5-14600K in gaming; Power efficiency remains a concern compared to Ryzen; Could use a price cut;