Recently, we had several really good deals and discounts on several of AMD"s Ryzen SKUs. Those included both AM5 and AM4 CPUs like the 7800X3D, the 7600(X), and the 5500. However most of them are no longer available except for the Ryzen 5 7600 which you can get from in this article.
If you missed out on those deals and are not strictly after an AMD processor then Intel has a really good product available at a discount at the moment. The company"s Core i7-14700K is on sale for one of its lowest ever prices (purchase link under the specs table down below).
The i7-14700K is the chip Neowin uses in its test rig and it is performant for sure, albeit at the cost of heat and power draw. So make sure you have a good 280 or 360 mm AIO cooler or an excellent air cooler with a high airflow case.
In terms of comparison, the 14700K trades blows with AMD"s Ryzen 7700X in gaming and is as good as a 7900X for productivity. The technical specifications of the Intel Core i7-14700K are given in the table below:
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Lithography | Intel 7 (10nm) |
| Total Cores | 20 (8 P‑cores + 12 E‑cores) |
| Total Threads | 28 |
| Max Turbo Frequency | 5.6 GHz |
| Performance‑core Max Turbo | 5.6 GHz |
| Efficient‑core Max Turbo | 4.3 GHz |
| Performance‑core Base Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| Efficient‑core Base Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| Cache | 33 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Total L2 Cache | 28 MB |
| Processor Base Power | 125 W |
| Maximum Turbo Power | 253 W |
| Max Memory Size | 192 GB |
| Memory Types | Up to DDR5‑5600, DDR4‑3200 |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s |
| PCI Express Revision | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| Max PCI Express Lanes | 20 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel® UHD Graphics 770 |
| Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency | 1.55 GHz |
| Socket | LGA1700 |
| Unlocked | Yes |
Get it at the link below:
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Intel® Core™ i7-14700K New Gaming Desktop Processor: $259.99 (Sold and Shipped by Amazon US)
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