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It offers a great option for anybody looking to upgrade from a 12th Gen or older CPU.

Core i9-14900K vs. One feature Intel is excited about is AI-assisted overclocking.

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Intel Core i9-13900K

We recently covered theIntel Core i7-14700K and Intel Core i7-13700Kwith similar results.

They also boastThunderbolt 4compatibility and possible support forThunderbolt 5with up to 80 Gbps of bidirectional bandwidth.

Intel has since backtracked on this, saying its support for desktop CPUs will be announced in the future.

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This is the best and the main draw to the 14th Gen CPUs, in my opinion.

These CPUs still offer some of the best and most powerful options on the market for consumer market processors.

Speaking of specifications, let’s take a look at those head-to-head.

Intel Core i9-13900K

Intel Core i9-13900K

Core i9-14900K vs.

Core i9-13900K: Which should I buy?

The million-dollar question is, which CPU should you pick up?

Intel Core i9-13900K

As with everything, it will come to your personal preferences.

It’s an easier purchase to justify, though, if you’re coming from 12th Gen or earlier.

14th Gen has a slight performance boost

The 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14700K is officially for sale.

Header with motherboards for the Intel Core i5-14600K

Header image with Z790 motherboards for the 14900K

The MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo (B2HMG) with Intel Core Ultra 9 285H inside.

motherboards header for the the Intel Core i7 14700K

Image of the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Ultra laptop.

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D slotted into ASRock X870E Taichi board

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition power adapter in box

Asus Rog Zephyrus G14 Ryzen

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addresses participants at the keynote of CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2025.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition (front) compared to RTX 5090 Founders Edition (rear)

Nintendo Switch 2 on the left with ROG Ally and ROG Ally X on the right.

Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam Deck on peach background.

MSI Claw 8 AI+ flat on a table with a Steam Deck below it.

MSI Claw 8 AI+ propped up next to an ROG Ally X on a table.

NVIDIA RTX 5070 vs. RTX 5070 Ti

AMD RX 9000

Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto VI trailer played on a screen in front of the game title.