Intel Core i7-14700KF reaches almost 6 GHz in leaked benchmark

[midian182]

What just happened? Intel's Raptor Lake Refresh processors are set to arrive next month, which means the number of leaks is increasing. The latest of these involves the Core i7-14700KF, which has been spotted on Geekbench 6 reaching an impressive clock speed of almost 6 GHz.

Benchleaks posted the Geekbench 6 results for the Core i7-14700KF on X/Twitter, confirming its 8 Performance-core and12 Efficient-core setup (28 threads).

[GB6 CPU] Unknown CPU
CPU: Intel Core i7-14700KF (20C 28T)
Min/Max/Avg: 5467/5985/5902 MHz
Codename: Raptor Lake
CPUID: B0671 (GenuineIntel)
Single: 3097
Multi: 21196https://t.co/BP5xRy767Q

– Benchleaks (@BenchLeaks) September 27, 2023

The chip was tested on a Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X, which is one of the Z790 series motherboards to have been refreshed for the 14th-gen Intel processors. They include the likes of enhanced DDR5 frequency support, better M.2 mounting, and improved VRM cooling. The test mobo also packed 48 GB of DDR5 memory (24 GB x 2)

In its Geekbench 6 benchmark, the Core i7-14700KF scored 3,092 points in the single-core test and 21,713 points in multi-core. That makes it 9% quicker than its Core i7-13700K predecessor in single-core performance and 18% quicker in the multi-core benchmark. The results don't show the temperatures or power consumption levels of the Core i7-14700KF, though.

The most interesting part of the results is the CPU's clock speed. It shows a maximum frequency of 5.985 GHz, virtually the same boost clocks as the Core i9-14900K, which suggests it's been overclocked manually or via the BIOS settings. We already know that motherboard makers are introducing BIOS tuning features for Raptor Lake Refresh that can push the chips over 6 GHz, so the Core i9-14900K should be able to hit well above that figure.

It was previously reported that the Raptor Lake Refresh processors could cost 15% more than their equivalent predecessors despite offering only a minor speed boost, around 3% in most cases. But one exception is the Core i7-14700K/KF, which according to an MSI presentation is 17% faster because of its 12 E-cores.

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– 188å· (@momomo_us) August 27, 2023

It'll be interesting to see whether consumers feel the Raptor Lake Refresh price hikes are worth it or if they decide to wait for Arrow Lake, which is expected to come with a 20% performance uplift vs. the Core i9-13900K in the case of the top-end 15th-gen chip.

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[passwordistaco]

10nm++ @ 400W

 

[wiyosaya]

Ah, so we are back to the Giga Hurts wars again? What would seem more relevant is how much power is it going to consume, or is Intel touting this as a space heater?

 

[Kam7r]

And with 2,21 gigawatts

 

[Atmajaya2020]

I know some people want to have very powerful cpu, but what's the point of having a 6Gz cpu but runs very hot and sucks up a lot of electrical power..?

 

[Theinsanegamer]

I know some people want to have very powerful cpu, but what's the point of having a 6Gz cpu but runs very hot and sucks up a lot of electrical power..?

It's faster. Duh.

If you are worried about electrical power, you shouldnt be buying $500+ CPUs, period.

 

[kiwigraeme]

It's faster. Duh.

If you are worried about electrical power, you shouldnt be buying $500+ CPUs, period.

That's a bit absolute - most people don't overclock - or just use some simple tool to automatically do it safely
Ignores those who undervolt - whatever that is

Single core apps - should be going the way of the dodo
You want to encode , video processing , fold proteins , find primes etc - you want all the cores and maybe a GPU to boot

Even gaming should utilise most cores and other improvements

I could imagine people buying a $500 CPU running something 24/7 in an efficient mode and safer from blue deaths - for a quieter and cooler experience vs say a $300 CPU ran hard and hot that also gives a lessor result
Apparently most BTC setups ran in a more efficient mode that didn't stress the cards - that was a commercial decision

 

[jason lee]

It's faster. Duh.

If you are worried about electrical power, you shouldnt be buying $500+ CPUs, period.

It's not about the cost of electricity. It's about the heat, the wear, and increased strain on your electric circuit. Each increment adds more stress and we will have to start monitoring other appliances running in the circuit. Maybe you have a mini fridge, portable a/c, etc.

 

[bandit8623]

It's not about the cost of electricity. It's about the heat, the wear, and increased strain on your electric circuit. Each increment adds more stress and we will have to start monitoring other appliances running in the circuit. Maybe you have a mini fridge, portable a/c, etc.

yeah but how many pc's have taken down the grid? what about that guiy that uses a welder in his garage? oh no power usage. if we want better power usage we need games to utilize more cores efficiently . reason for the need for 6ghz is games are still very thread limited. gamers want 240 fps minimum.
most games still use 4 threads..