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Intel also promises more gains with AI-assisted overclocking thanks to Intels Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU).

Let’s look deeper at these two CPUs by breaking down the available features and performance.

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Intel Core i7-14700K mounted to a motherboard.

You might be shocked at how similar they are in a head-to-head showdown.

Core i7-14700K vs. One feature Intel is excited about is AI-assisted overclocking.

They also boastThunderbolt4 compatibility and support forThunderbolt 5with up to 80 Gbps of bi-directional bandwidth.

Intel Core i7-13700K

The 14700K has slightly higher frequencies (5.6 GHz vs. 5.4 GHZ) and cache size, though.

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Core i7-13700K: Which should I buy?

Intel Core i7-14700K in a motherboard socket

Intel Core i7-14700K mounted to a motherboard.

Overall, the consensus online is that the i7-14700K is more of the same from Intel.

The jump in performance is much more dramatic.

Read ourbest motherboard guideto get started; you’ll need that and the processor.

Intel Core i7-14700K compared to Core i9-14900K in Cinebench

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The Core i7-14700K is finally here.

Intel Core i7-14700K benchmarks

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Intel Core i7-14700K benchmarks

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Intel Core i7-14700K benchmarks

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Intel Core i7-14700K benchmarks

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Intel Core i7-14700K benchmarks

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Intel Core i7-14700K benchmarks

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Intel Core i7-14700K benchmarks

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Intel Core i7-14700K benchmarks

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Intel Core i7-14700K benchmarks

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Intel Core i7-14700K

The new Intel Core i7-14700K.

motherboards header for the the Intel Core i7 14700K

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