Core i7-14700K vs Core i9-9900K
Short answer: which is best?
Core i7-14700K is 23.9 % stronger than Core i9-9900K. Core i7-14700K ranks #16 of 77 measured processors at WhatFPS (11,020 CPU score over 2 verified runs). Core i9-9900K ranks #34 of 77 measured processors at WhatFPS (8,893 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 3 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | Core i7-14700K | Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| CPU score (the processor's own performance) | 11,020 | 8,893 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 8,137 | 8,453 |
| Integer (MT) | 9.8 Gop/s | 6.5 Gop/s |
| Single-thread (1T) | 0.67 Gop/s | 0.59 Gop/s |
| Draw calls/s (DX11) | 7,071,522 | 9,269,393 |
| Cores / threads | 20 / 28 | 8 / 16 |
| L3 cache | 33 MB | 16 MB |
What the numbers mean
The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
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