News Raptor Lake Refresh Core i9-14900KF Underwhelms in Early PassMark Test

[Admin]

Intel's upcoming Core i9-14900KF has been spotted in PassMark with new single and multi-core benchmark scores. Sadly though, the chip proved underwhelming, and was beaten by the 7950X and 13900K in the multi-core test.

Raptor Lake Refresh Core i9-14900KF Underwhelms in Early PassMark Test : Read more

 

[eye4bear]

Looks like I can put my wallet back away... for awhile at least. Plus, seems like Intel has grown a larger pair if they are going to charge 15% more for these.

 

[Deleted member 2950210]

As a 13900K owner, i can rest assured for a while

 

[ingtar33]

they got 5-15% more performance out of the same chip by overclocking it an extra 5-15%. amazing. i wonder how much power these things will guzzle. the last one they released was sucking down like 250-300w...

 

[Greg7579]

I'm waiting a month to build for this thing. Why not? Probably not necessary, but so what. At least I can claim 14th Gen! LOL. The smart thing would be to wait 10 months for the generational change in Arrow Lake, bit I don't want to wait ten months to build a top-end rig. But I know I'm building on the tail-end of a major generation.

 

[jaquith]

Did anybody bother the check to make certain this is not an ES sample?? More than likely it is an ES sample. Most ES samples are down-clocked, buggy, unoptimized and often 'nerfed' with functions disabled. When you have a retail sample in hand let me know...

 

[geofelt]

The report title refers to the multithreaded passmark test.
That is relevant to batch apps and multithreaded work.

For the single thread test which most gamers will find relevant, the report states that the 14900K came out on top of everything.

Take your pick.

 

[mwm2010]

Im just gonna say this now- the box for the 14900K looks so cool. Other than that, it isn't worth it.

 

[plusev]

Im just gonna say this now- the box for the 14900K looks so cool. Other than that, it isn't worth it.

It's worth it for those rocking anything from 10th gen and older. Lots of people are in that boat, including myself. If you're "upgrading" platforms every 1-2 years, you're doing it wrong anyway.

 

[artk2219]

It's worth it for those rocking anything from 10th gen and older. Lots of people are in that boat, including myself. If you're "upgrading" platforms every 1-2 years, you're doing it wrong anyway.

Correct, it means you should have been using AM4 or AM5 and upgrading your platform every 5 to 7 years.

 

[plusev]

Correct, it means you should have been using AM4 or AM5 and upgrading your platform every 5 to 7 years.

AMD's platforms are pretty much plug-and-play, with virtually no overclocking potential. For somebody who likes to tinker, that's no bueno. Then there's system stability issues, so once again, a major issue. Not gonna hate, just stating facts...

 

[flytrap23]

It's worth it for those rocking anything from 10th gen and older. Lots of people are in that boat, including myself. If you're "upgrading" platforms every 1-2 years, you're doing it wrong anyway.

Actually, the coolest C?PU box I've ever seen came with my i9-9900k. The 12th and 13th gen boxes were rather boring.

 

[Elusive Ruse]

AMD's platforms are pretty much plug-and-play, with virtually no overclocking potential. For somebody who likes to tinker, that's no bueno. Then there's system stability issues, so once again, a major issue. Not gonna hate, just stating facts...

I just did a 7950X build coming from the original Zen. Been having a blast fiddling with my rig. OCed my RAM from 6000 to 6600 by simply putting the number in the relevant box, adjusted the timings. Put it through its paces with Ycruncher and Linpack. Messing around with static OC on the 7950X has been fun too. Can get 5.4Ghz all-core clock without much effort and I have barely done my homework. Stability has been a non-issue.

 

[Devoteicon]

That box looks pretty cool, tho. Right?

 

[TerryLaze]

The report title refers to the multithreaded passmark test.
That is relevant to batch apps and multithreaded work.

For the single thread test which most gamers will find relevant, the report states that the 14900K came out on top of everything.

Take your pick.

Nobody has to pick between those two, this is overclocked previous gens against stock new gen which is the only reason the multi core scores could possibly be lower.
The only thing you have to choose is the power level you want to use on your CPU.