i9-14900 vs i9-10850K

Aggregate performance score

Core i9-10850K
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
14.06
Core i9-14900
2024
24 cores / 32 threads, 65 Watt
30.36
+116%

Core i9-14900 outperforms Core i9-10850K by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10850K and Core i9-14900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking523137
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.1750.42
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency10.6444.17
Architecture codenameComet Lake-S (2020)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date27 July 2020 (4 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$453$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-14900 has 194% better value for money than i9-10850K.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10850K and Core i9-14900 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads2032
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s219 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size206 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10850K and Core i9-14900 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10850K and Core i9-14900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i9-10850K and Core i9-14900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10850K and Core i9-14900 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10850K and Core i9-14900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/s89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 770
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-10850K and Core i9-14900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-10850K and Core i9-14900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160@30Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-10850K and Core i9-14900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10850K and Core i9-14900.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i9-10850K 14.06
i9-14900 30.36
+116%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i9-10850K 22326
i9-14900 48222
+116%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i9-10850K 1758
i9-14900 2874
+63.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i9-10850K 9038
i9-14900 17436
+92.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i9-10850K 6829
i9-14900 12284
+79.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i9-10850K 58453
i9-14900 82492
+41.1%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i9-10850K 2.67
i9-14900 2.41
+10.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i9-10850K 28
i9-14900 57
+101%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i9-10850K 2457
i9-14900 4793
+95.1%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i9-10850K 215
i9-14900 315
+46.5%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i9-10850K 2.45
i9-14900 3.8
+55.1%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i9-10850K 14.5
i9-14900 18.5
+27.6%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i9-10850K 9424
i9-14900 12359
+31.1%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i9-10850K 147
i9-14900 222
+51.5%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i9-10850K 286
i9-14900 359
+25.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-10850K 11436
i9-14900 17395
+52.1%

Blender(-)

i9-10850K 181
+38.3%
i9-14900 131

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-10850K 1401
i9-14900 2140
+52.7%

7-Zip Single

i9-10850K 5914
i9-14900 7276
+23%

7-Zip

i9-10850K 70932
i9-14900 101652
+43.3%

WebXPRT 3

i9-10850K 253
i9-14900 315
+24.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.06 30.36
Integrated graphics card 3.09 6.16
Recency 27 July 2020 8 January 2024
Physical cores 10 24
Threads 20 32
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

i9-14900 has a 115.9% higher aggregate performance score, 99.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 140% more physical cores and 60% more threads, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-14900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-10850K in performance tests.


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