Intel 14th Gen “Unlocked” CPUs Rumored To Launch On 17th October: Core i9-14900K, i7-14700K & i5-14600K

Intel is rumored to release its 14th Gen "Unlocked" Core i9-14900K, Core i7-14700K & Core i5-14600K CPUs next month in October.

According to Videocardz, Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh Desktop CPU lineup will go on sale in October which is a month after its initial unveil during the upcoming Innovation 2023 event. Details also reveal that Intel will ease up the ad embargo a day prior to launch with reviews hitting the very same day as retail availability.

We have seen this become a regular occurrence where Intel CPUs are usually released close to a month after their official unveil and reviews hitting the same day. The same was the case with the 13th Gen Raptor Lake family which was unveiled in September but sales commenced almost one month later. As far as dates are concerned, Videocardz mentions the following:

A very recent price listing suggests a +15% hike compared to the existing 13th Gen CPUs. The price list is based on preliminary data but if Intel is gunning to raise client CPU prices, then that could be very uncompetitive against the AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs and even against Intel's own 12th and 13th Gen parts.

Intel Core i9-14900K CPU Specifications

Starting with the flagship, we have the Intel Core i9-14900K CPU which will feature 16 cores & 32 threads in an 8+16 configuration. The CPU will feature up to 36 MB of Smart Cache and a base TDP of 125W (253W PL2). It will feature clock speeds of 3.2 GHz at base & up to 6.0 GHz with a Thermal Velocity Boost. This will be a +200 MHz frequency jump over the Core i9-13900K and the same as the Core i9-13900KS.

Intel Core i7-14700K CPU Specifications

For the Core i7-14700K, Intel will be utilizing its 8+12 core configuration which offers 20 cores and 28 threads. This will be a nice upgrade over the existing Core i7-13700K which offers an 8+8 core configuration, allowing for a nice boost to multi-threading performance thanks to those extra E-Cores. The CPU will offer 33 MB of smart cache (vs 30 MB) and feature clock speeds of 3.4 GHz at base and up to 5.6 GHz with TBMT3. That's also a +200 MHz boost over the 13700K & we can see performance uplifts of around 5-10% from this particular SKU.

Intel Core i5-14600K CPU Specifications

Lastly, we have the Intel Core i5-14600K which unfortunately isn't using an 8+8 configuration as the rumors had told but rather a 6+8 which is the same as the Core i5-13600K. The cache and TDP will remain the same but the clock speeds will see a +200 MHz to 5.3 GHz, offering up to a 5% boost in performance over its predecessor.

So just as a recap, here's everything we can expect from Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh Desktop CPUs:

The Intel Raptor Lake-S Refresh Desktop CPU lineup will be supported on the existing LGA 1700 socketed motherboards within the 600 and 700-series lineup and will launch in October 2023. The latest performance leaks point to a standard single-digit performance increase for the Core i9 and Core i5 SKUs while the Core i7 SKU sees a larger multi-threaded increase thanks to its increased core and thread count.