Who is the Intel - Core i9-14900K for?
Budget-tier cpu. The 61.1 score sits in C-tier (58-67) — the formula flags meaningful weaknesses against premium peers.
Reasonable if cost is the deciding factor and the spec weaknesses don't matter for your use. Check the spec table below carefully before buying.
Mars Score is computed from 11 measured specs against the transparent formula for the cpus category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.
Pros and cons at a glance
- ▲Boost clock: 6.0 GHz.
- ▼L3 cache: 36 MB (below category average).
- ▼Threads: 32 (below category average).
- ▼Cores: 24 (below category average).
Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.
At a glance
- Cores
- 24
- Threads
- 32
- Boost clock
- 6.0GHz
- TDP
- 125W
All specifications
Cores
- Base clock?
- 3.2 GHz
- Boost clock?
- 6.0 GHz
Benchmarks
Latest from the lab
All lab reports →Popular comparisons featuring the Intel - Core i9-14900K
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