The Intel Core i7-14700F is a high-performance 14th generation processor designed for serious gamers and content creators who plan to use a dedicated graphics card. With twenty cores split between eight performance cores and twelve efficiency cores, it handles demanding workloads and multitasking with ease while keeping power draw reasonable at 65W base. This chip delivers twenty eight threads of processing power with performance cores boosting up to 5.3GHz and a generous 33MB cache to keep data flowing smoothly during intensive tasks. Because there is no integrated graphics, you will need a separate graphics card to display anything on screen, making this ideal for builds where a discrete GPU is already part of the plan. The i7-14700F fits LGA1700 socket motherboards including Intel 600 and 700 series chipsets such as B660, B760, Z690, and Z790. Intel includes a stock cooler in the retail box so you can get up and running without buying an aftermarket solution, though enthusiasts pushing heavy overclocks may want to upgrade for better thermal headroom. Processor Processor manufacturer Intel Processor family Intel® Core™ i7 Processor generation Intel® Core™ i7 (14th gen) Processor model i7-14700F Processor cores 20 Processor socket LGA 1700 Cooler included Yes Processor threads 28 Processor operating modes 64-bit Performance cores 8 Efficient cores 12 Processor boost frequency 5.4 GHz Performance-core boost frequency 5.3 GHz Performance-core base frequency 2.1 GHz Efficient-core boost frequency 4.2 GHz Efficient-core base frequency 1.5 GHz Processor cache 33 MB Processor cache type Smart Cache Maximum turbo power 219 W Processor base power 65 W Stepping B0 Maximum number of DMI lanes 8 Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max) 89.6 GB/s Processor codename Raptor Lake Processor ARK ID 236854 Memory Maximum internal memory supported by processor 192 GB Memory types supported by processor DDR4-SDRAM, DDR5-SDRAM Memory channels Dual-channel Memory bandwidth (max) 89.6 GB/s Graphics Discrete graphics card No On-board graphics card No On-board graphics card model Not available Discrete graphics card model Not available Features Thermal Monitoring Technologies Yes Idle States Yes Execute Disable Bit Yes Market segment Desktop Use conditions PC/Client/Tablet Maximum number of PCI Express lanes 20 PCI Express slots version 4.0, 5.0 PCI Express configurations 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4 Supported instruction sets AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2 Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision 4.0 CPU configuration (max) 1 Embedded options available No Scalability 1S Harmonized System (HS) code 8542310001 Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 5A992C Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System (CCATS) 740.17B1 Processor special features Intel® Speed Shift Technology Yes Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Yes Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) Yes Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) Yes Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 frequency 5.4 GHz Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator (Intel® GNA) 3.0 Yes Intel® Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) Yes Intel® Thread Director Yes Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM) Yes Intel® Boot Guard Yes Intel® OS Guard Yes Intel® Secure Key Yes Mode-based Execute Control (MBE) Yes Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) Yes Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) Yes Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Yes Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) Yes Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) Yes Intel 64 Yes Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) Yes General Product series i7 Product family Core Operational conditions Tjunction 100 °C Packaging data Package type Box Technical details Status Launched Launch date Q1'24 Weight & dimensions Processor package size 45 x 37.5 mm Other features L2 cache 28672 KB Maximum internal memory 192 GB