Core i9-14900K vs Core i9-13900K

Gaming speed, cores and clocks

The Core i9-14900K and the Core i9-13900K are within a few percent of each other for gaming. In a game, you will not see the difference.

The Core i9-14900K has 24 cores and 32 threads, and the Core i9-13900K has 24 cores and 32 threads. Core counts are the same, so cache size and clock speed decide the difference. Boost clocks are 6 GHz and 5.8 GHz.

Platform, power and price

Both chips use the LGA1700 socket, so they fit the same motherboards. You can swap one for the other without changing the board.

Rated power is 125 W for the first and 125 W for the second. That is close enough that cooling needs will be similar.

At launch the Core i9-14900K cost $589 and the Core i9-13900K $589, which gives 14.6 and 14.4 points of gaming performance per $100. Today's prices will differ.

Which graphics cards each one can feed, and which to buy

At 1080p the Core i9-14900K can feed a card up to the GeForce RTX 5080 before it holds the card back by more than 10 percent. The Core i9-13900K reaches the GeForce RTX 5080. Both chips are in the same range for graphics card pairing.

Choose the Core i9-14900K if you want the faster gaming chip and the same or more cores. Choose the Core i9-13900K if you would rather spend the difference on a graphics card, which does more for frame rates in most games.