Purported Intel Core i7-14700K Benchmarks up to 20% Faster in Multi-Threaded Workloads
A veteran Twitter-based hardware leaker has shared a screenshot that appears to show the Intel Core i7-14700K running in three benchmarks. WXnod shared a screenshot Written without comment a few hours ago, in it we can see that alleged Raptor Lake Refresh chips have been tested with AIDA64, Cinebench and CPU-Z. Compared to the previous generation Core i7 13700K, the new chip appears to be 20% faster in multi-threaded workloads.
The Intel Core i7-14700K is expected to be a particularly interesting member of the Raptor Lake Refresh as it is unique in offering reconfigured core specs according to the latest information. While its predecessor offered him an 8P+8E core configuration, the updated model is rumored to feature 8P+12E. The WXnod leak blurs out all the core configuration details for some reason.However, Twitter hardware tipster fellow Harukaze 5719 came to our rescue, reinforcing this leak with screenshots of Baidu sources complete with core configuration data. refer to the following.
Looking at the data on screen, we can see that the chip underneath has been identified by the software as the Raptor Lake-S model for the LGA 1700 socket manufactured using 10 nm lithography (Intel 7). In this example it is 5.5 GHz and TDP is 125W.
This screenshot purportedly shows that the Intel Core i7-14700K offers a base clock of 3.40 GHz and the core config is detected to offer 20C / 28T. It fits 8P + 12E cores (16 + 12 threads).
Going back to the original information leaked from WXnod, we have to assume (albeit with some discount) that the benchmarks are real, accurate, and representative to create a comparison table. Data for the Core i7-13700K comes from our reviews (link) and online databases.
|
Intel Core |
i7-13700K |
i7-14700K |
|---|---|---|
|
AIDA64 Read (GB/s) |
94 |
113.7 |
|
Cinebench 1T |
2107 |
2192 |
|
Cinebench NT |
30880 |
36296 |
|
CPU-Z 1T |
864 |
908 |
|
CPU-ZnT |
12430 |
14988 |
The memory test results (AIDA64) show a significant improvement in bandwidth, but this could be improved with a new motherboard and a system with different RAM module choices. Moving on to Cinebench, the single-core tests don’t change much, but the extra cores/threads expected on this Raptor Lake Refresh CPU show its worth. The same is true for testing CPU-Z 1T and nT processors. Processor multithreading tests show the i7-14700K to be 20.6% faster in CPU-Z and up to 17.5% faster in Cinebench compared to the previous generation CPU.
If you’re running an Intel socket LGA 1700 system and want to upgrade to the Raptor Lake Refresh chips, you don’t have to wait too long as the ‘K’ chips are expected to launch in the middle of the year. Late October. However, there are indications that the user may need to apply his BIOS update for the Core i7-14700K (among other things) to work properly.
