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CPU
Intel

Intel Core i5-14600KF

Processor

CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
Maximum boost clock
5.3 GHz*
Thermal design power
125 W*

Rendering performance

Median score · higher is better

Three-scene Blender rendering throughput. Versions, operating systems and rendering backends remain separate. This is not a gaming score.

Blender 5.1.1 / Windows / CPU
Intel Core i5-14600KF 318.87 samples/min 16 complete runs · Middle 50%: 306.25 - 336.41 · 14 core / 20 thread · Latest: 2026-07-20

Community submissions; cooling, power limits and system configuration can affect results.

Recorded results

Only the same benchmark, version, workload, scenario and unit share a row. Missing results are not zero. System results include the full submitted hardware and software configuration.

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

76.60 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Linux · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

82.41 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

318.87 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
306.25145211295
75th percentile
336.40911441219
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Linux · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

363.19 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
355.65264104116
75th percentile
367.88182967915
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

108.94 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Linux · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

129.38 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

137.50 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Linux · 5.1.1 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

151.61 samples/min

8 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

71.90 samples/min

70 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

81.20 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

307.93 samples/min

70 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
293.81810777248
75th percentile
319.60535384175
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

366.13 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
363.05079375257
75th percentile
369.83315745734
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

96.30 samples/min

70 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

118.51 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

141.13 samples/min

70 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Linux · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

167.46 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Linux
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

71.02 samples/min

77 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

314.51 samples/min

77 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
297.5319147956
75th percentile
325.53720712071
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

100.17 samples/min

77 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.4.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

142.96 samples/min

77 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

66.11 samples/min

42 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

292.89 samples/min

42 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
268.62071304734
75th percentile
310.29136837037
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

93.94 samples/min

42 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

133.83 samples/min

42 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

67.40 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

64.55 samples/min

15 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

301.31 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
278.11283901077
75th percentile
312.43802854678
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

300.85 samples/min

15 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
294.22454928453
75th percentile
307.37534845953
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

95.76 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

96.07 samples/min

15 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

139.62 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.2.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

139.87 samples/min

15 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

73.58 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

321.43 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
311.64342735593
75th percentile
325.63546296761
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

100.17 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.1.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

147.28 samples/min

23 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

73.56 samples/min

48 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

313.54 samples/min

48 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
303.42333497996
75th percentile
321.76350575336
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

95.92 samples/min

48 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.0.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

144.22 samples/min

48 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

72.80 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

320.93 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
25th percentile
315.72838191116
75th percentile
326.24519836539
Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

95.84 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1
Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 3.6.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i5-14600KF

151.85 samples/min

16 submissions · median result

Latest submission:
Rendering backend
CPU
Operating system
Windows
Statistic
Median
Evaluation type
community rendering submissions
CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
CPU sockets
1

Processing & platform

CPU cores
14
CPU threads
20
Performance cores
6
Efficiency cores
8
Performance-core base frequency
3.5 GHz*
Efficiency-core base frequency
2.6 GHz*
Performance-core maximum turbo
5.3 GHz*
Efficiency-core maximum turbo
4 GHz*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth
89.60 GB/s*
Maximum boost clock
5.3 GHz*
L2 cache
20 MB*
Architecture
Raptor Lake Refresh*
Socket / package
FCLGA1700*
Manufacturing process
Intel 7*

Cache hierarchy

  • Smart Cache / shared
    Level
    Smart Cache
    Scope
    shared
    Size
    24 MB
  • Reported cache*
    Size
    24 MB*
    Level
    Reported cache (level unstated)*
    Scope
    Intel® Smart Cache*

CPU core groups

  • Performance
    Base frequency
    3.5 GHz
    Boost frequency
    5.3 GHz
    Cores
    6
    Threads
    12
  • Efficiency
    Base frequency
    2.6 GHz
    Boost frequency
    4 GHz
    Cores
    8
    Threads
    8

Memory & storage

Memory channels
2*

Supported memory

  • Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s*

Power specifications

Thermal design power
125 W*
Processor base power
125 W
Maximum turbo power
181 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 61 fields
Recommended Customer Price
$294.00-$304.00*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
Price scope
Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.*
Intel® Speed Shift Technology
Yes*
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0*
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes*
Intel® 64 ‡
Yes*
Instruction Set Extensions
Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2*
Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator
3.0*
Intel® Thread Director
Yes*
Instruction Set
64-bit*
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Yes*
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Yes*
Idle States
Yes*
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Yes*
Total Cores
14*
Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology
Yes*
Total Threads
20*
Intel® AES New Instructions
Yes*
Intel® OS Guard
Yes*
Execute Disable Bit ‡
Yes*
Intel® Boot Guard
Yes*
Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)
Yes*
Max Turbo Frequency
5.3* GHz
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡
Yes*
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
Yes*
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡
Yes*
Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM) ‡
Yes*
Secure Key
Yes*
Cache
24.0* MB
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
Cache description
Intel® Smart Cache*
Original declaration
24 MB Intel® Smart Cache*
# of Performance-cores
6*
# of Efficiency-cores
8*
Single P-core Turbo Frequency
5.3* GHz
Single E-core Turbo Frequency
4* GHz
Processor Base Power
125* W
Maximum Turbo Power
181* W
P-core Base Frequency
3.5* GHz
E-core Base Frequency
2.6* GHz
Total L2 Cache
20* MB
Marketing Status
Launched*
Launch Date
Q4'23*
Embedded Options Available
No*
Product Collection
Intel® Core™ i5 Processors (14th gen)*
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
192* GB
Memory Types
Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s*
Max # of Memory Channels
2*
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6* GB/s
Vertical Segment
Desktop*
Scalability
1S Only*
PCI Express Revision
5.0 and 4.0*
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
20*
Processor Number
i5-14600KF*
Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision
4.0*
Max # of DMI Lanes
8*
PCI Express Configurations ‡
Up to 1x16+4 | 2x8+4*
Sockets Supported
FCLGA1700*
Lithography
Intel 7*
Package Size
45.0 mm x 37.5 mm*
Max CPU Configuration
1*
TJUNCTION
100* °C
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2020A*
Use Conditions
PC/Client/Tablet*
Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU
Yes*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
microarchitecture
Raptor Lake Refresh*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i5-14600KF*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i5-14600KF*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
boost clock
5.3* GHz
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i5-14600KF*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i5-14600KF*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
Reported core clock
3.5* GHz
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i5-14600KF*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i5-14600KF*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.*
core count
14*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i5-14600KF*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i5-14600KF*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
Historical listing price (dataset 2025-07-23)
amount
197.98*
currency
USD*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical listing observation; retailer, stock and current availability unknown*
USD
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i5-14600KF*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i5-14600KF*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
name
Intel Core i5-14600KF*
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i5-14600KF*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i5-14600KF*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*
tdp
125* W
Scope and conditions
source_native_row_context
category
cpu*
original_product_name
Intel Core i5-14600KF*
catalogue_reference
Intel Core i5-14600KF*
identity_scope
source-exact-processor-name*
dataset_date
2025-07-23*
scope
Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.*

* Provisional data