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Core i7-14700K Spec and Price in Italy

LGA170020 cores / 28 threads

Released October 17, 2023 ·

Intel's 14th Gen desktop value pick: twenty cores split eight Performance and twelve Efficient, four more E-cores than the prior generation for a stated 25% core-count gain. The extra silicon mostly helps multi-threaded and creator workloads rather than gaming, where the 5.6 GHz boost clock and 33MB of L3 cache do the heavy lifting. A 253W maximum turbo power under an all-core load is the real cost of chasing that headroom — plan cooling for it.

Tied 10th of 65 models in the CPU catalog on Boost clock — 7 models share this figure. Tied 30th of 65 models in the CPU catalog on L3 cache — 2 models share this figure.

Current best price

No tracked price — this page compares specifications alone.

Specifications

Cores
20
Threads
28
Socket
LGA1700
Boost clock
5.6 GHz
Base clock
3.4 GHz
Performance cores
8
Efficiency cores
12
L3 cache
33 MB
L2 cache
28 MB
TDP
125 W
Integrated graphics
Yes
Max power
253 W
Architecture
Raptor Lake
Process node
Intel 7
Integrated GPU
Intel UHD Graphics 770
Memory support
DDR5-5600
PCIe generation
5
PCIe lanes
20

Guides for this category

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What owners and reviewers say

Summarised from 2 source(s), reviewed September 13, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices

Commonly praised

  • Four additional efficiency cores over the previous model, at a reasonable price, with gaming performance very close to the flagship.
  • Faster than its direct rival in applications, with PCI-Express 5.0, an unlocked multiplier and both DDR4 and DDR5 support.
  • Owners upgrading from much older chips report a massive performance jump for both gaming and productivity.
  • It is widely seen as the value pick over the i9, offering most of the performance for much less.
  • With a good AIO it is reported to idle cool and stay controlled during normal gaming.

Commonly criticised

  • Very high power usage and demanding cooling needs at high temperatures, for only minor gains over the previous generation.
  • The highest boost is only reached on two cores, and there is no AVX-512 or AI acceleration support.
  • It is power-hungry and runs hot, and owners say a 280mm to 360mm AIO is needed for full loads.
  • Some owners report instability and crashes in games, often tied to motherboard power settings.
  • A few say the gain over the previous generation is modest.

Sources behind this summary

Sources

Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.