Intel® Core™ i5-14600KF Processor

The Core™ i5-14600KF is a bestseller for 1080p/1440p gaming and creation. Based on Raptor Lake Refresh, it combines 6 Performance cores (P-cores) and 8 Efficient cores (E-cores) for a total of 14 cores / 20 threads, offering stable FPS, excellent responsiveness, and ample room for optimization thanks to its unlocked multiplier. The KF suffix means no iGPU: a dedicated graphics card is required.

Key Features

• 14 Cores / 20 Threads (6P + 8E, hybrid architecture)

• Frequencies: 3.5 GHz base (P-cores), up to 5.3 GHz Turbo*

• Cache: 24 MB Intel® Smart Cache (L3) + 20 MB L2

• Power: 125 W (Base Power) / ~181 W (Max Turbo Power)

• Socket: LGA1700 (motherboards 600 and 700 series)

• Memory: compatible DDR5 and DDR4

  • DDR5 up to 5600 MT/s*

  • DDR4 up to 3200 MT/s*

• PCIe Lanes (from CPU): 16× PCIe 5.0 (GPU) + 4× PCIe 4.0 (NVMe SSD)

• iGPU: none (KF version)

• Cooler: not included (requires air or AIO cooler)

Ideal for

• Building a high-performance, scalable gaming PC with overclocking potential

• Versatile uses (photo editing, encoding, streaming) with an excellent performance-to-price ratio

• LGA1700 configurations using DDR4 or DDR5 depending on budget

Technical Specifications

• Architecture: Intel® Core 14th Gen — Raptor Lake Refresh

• Cores / Threads: 14 (6P + 8E) / 20

• Base Frequency (P-cores): 3.5 GHz

• Max Turbo Frequency: up to 5.3 GHz*

• Cache: 24 MB L3 + 20 MB L2

• Power: 125 W (Base) / ~181 W (Max Turbo)

• Socket: LGA1700

• Memory: DDR5 (up to 5600 MT/s*) or DDR4 (up to 3200 MT/s*)

• PCIe: PCIe 5.0 x16 (GPU) + PCIe 4.0 x4 (SSD)

• Integrated Graphics: none (KF)

• Cooler: not included