Intel Core i5-14600K Raptor Lake Refresh CPU Spotted: 14 Cores, 20 Threads & 5.3 GHz Boost

Intel's upcoming Core i5-14600K Raptor Lake Refresh CPU has been spotted running on a Z790 platform.

In a picture posted by HXL (@9550pro), we can see Intel's 14th Gen Core i5-14600K which will be part of the Raptor Lake-S Refresh Desktop CPU family running on a Z790 platform. The processor runs on an Gigabyte Z790 Gaming X AX motherboard using the F5 BIOS which is one of the latest BIOS releases that enabled support for Intel's 14th Gen CPU family. There's a newer F6 BIOS too.

The specifications of the Intel Core i5-14600K CPU are straightforward. You will be getting a total of 6 P-Cores (12 threads) and 8 E-Cores (8 Threads) for a total of 14 cores and 20 threads. The cores are once again based on the same 10ESF process node and utilize the Raptor Cove & Gracemont core architecture. The chip provides 24 MB of L3 cache and 20 MB of L2 cache. The CPU runs at a base clock speed of 3.5 GHz and boosts up to 5.3 GHz (across a single core).

As you can see from the specs above, the Core i5-14600K and Core i5-13600K are mostly identical with the only difference being the higher clocks. The Core i5-14600K may seem like a nice boost for users upgrading from a 12th Gen Core i5 chip and they can also expect a similar price.

In the Core Temp application, we can see that the chip idles in the mid-30s while the maximum temp reached between 50-60C. No information regarding the cooling equipment or the kind of load that the CPU was subjected to is mentioned. The Intel Core i5-14600K will be amongst the trio of chips released this quarter for the 14th Gen CPU family. We recently got to see the very first benchmarks of the Core i9-14900K and Core i7-14700K CPUs which you can check out over here.

As for the launch, the Intel Core i5-14600K and the other three unlocked chips will be unveiled at the Innovation 2023 event next month while the Non-K lineup will follow up after that. All CPUs are going to be compatible with existing LGA 1700 motherboards but you'll need to update your BIOS.