Don't upgrade to 14th Gen | Intel i7-14700K Review and Performance Test

[@mosessich2163]

Your production quality is incredible for the size of your channel! Earned a sub.

[@Jacqie]

Thank you so much. Really appreciate it

[@ALxdCr4ftPlays]

I upgraded from my old 2016 desktop (i7-6700k, GTX 1070, 1TB Samsung Sata SSD, 16GB DDR4) to a new desktop (i7-14700k, RTX 4080 ProArt, 2TB Samsung Pro 990 M.2 SSD, 32GB DDR5), and am loving it. It cost me NZ$6K but for a system I expect to last me the next 8 years, its worth the investment.

[@Jacqie]

That is honestly how it should be done. Do massive upgrades every 5 years or so (Maybe even longer depending on spec). This upgrade every year things isn't something everybody can do.

[@imamrud]

Upgraded from ryzen 3700x to 14700k and man I'm loving this I like ryzen too but some software I use are purely optimized for intel and it gets the work done

[@Jacqie]

That's awesome. Love to hear you are enjoying it. And yeah if Intel works best for you then this is a good one

[@dontwatchme8482]

Hey I'm interested in buying a 14700k, one question what type of gpu and boa do you have ?

[@imamrud]

@@dontwatchme8482 i have rtx 3070 Asus Dual fan and the mobo is asus prime b760m a wifi. i think you cant overclock ur CPU on that motherboard but ram with higher speed works I'm using xpg 6000mhz ddr5 and also the psu is 750w by nzxt

[@syn_foliarza4874]

@@imamrud Hey got a question, did the cpu work with ur mobo right out the box? And did you had to flash it? I ordered myself a msi pro b760m, and im wondering

[@imamrud]

@@syn_foliarza4874 not really I got the mono out of the box and installed it and it works without any bios flash but I did updated the bios to the newer one due to Asus allowing massive watt for CPU that goes against intel requirements

[@jeav2k]

I love the quality omg, new sub man!

[@Jacqie]

Thank you for the kind words and the sub. Really appreciate it 🙏

[@zodwraith5745]

Just made the jump myself today from a 12700k. Saw a 19% single core boost in Cinebench but a whopping 63% multicore boost which was the whole reason I did the upgrade. 12 cores sounds like more than enough but when doing hour long compile jobs it really isn't. Plus I didn't have to pay for inflated AM5 prices and give up gaming performance. Everyone drools all over X3D reviews showing it beating Intel at 1080p with a 4090 like anyone with a 4090 is still using a ghetto 1080p display. The second you test it at realistic settings with a realistic GPU it's no better than most current GPUs and horribly overpriced for an 8 core. Then the second you turn off that game and _really_ ask the CPU to work the 14700 absolutely annihilates the 7800x3d in non-gaming workloads. AMD makes perfectly fine gaming CPUs, *_OR_* decent workload CPUs, but you don't get the best of both worlds unless you want to pony up $600 for a 7950x3d. Too many reviewers only care about gaming benchmarks because they get Threadrippers given to them for free for their content creation. Us normal people don't have the luxury of multiple systems for different tasks. If you care about mixed use at all not only is Intel competitive but the clear winner by a large margin. Even the 14600 can almost keep up with the far more expensive 7900x in multi core, and beats it in gaming. And that thing launched at a ridiculous $550. It's laughable what AMD charges for CPUs and motherboards these days. And you know it's not the AIBs because Z boards for Intel with identical features are cheaper than X670 boards.

[@Jacqie]

Yeah the performance increase in gaming isn't a lot and I also saw much greater performance increases with multicore. Thanks for adding this

[@kegginstructure]

Of course, when you are upgrading from an i7-2600 (3rd gen?) because you are replacing a 13-year-old machine, it probably is a reasonable choice anyway. Yes, my old Dell XPS 3900 from many years ago started throwing enough controller errors (even after drive replacement) that it was time to retire it. Past a certain point, it's time to let it go, and 13 years of service isn't half bad. If I get a few more fps on the display, I'll be OK, but it probably won't make a difference to these tired old eyes. But thanks for the review, and I doubt I'll have too many issues on the upgrade.

[@quincor]

I just bought proart z790, 14700k 32gb r at 6000mhz ddr5. Coming from asus x299, 7820x 96gb ddr4 this is a very exciting upgrade combined with my rtx3090. Very much looking forward to this upgrade

[@romanreign1369]

Bro i have a question is there any type of problem with 14th gen processor? I heard that it's getting burned

[@quincor]

@@romanreign1369 no issues here man, i get nice and stable temps

[@PradeepKumar-tq4ev]

​@@romanreign1369is it true 😢

[@Agent47-Ezioauditore]

Please suggest best i7 processor for Gaming, Multitasking and Work ?

[@INFLAMESGOHAN]

nice video !! really liked it. i want to upgrade from a 6700k any suggestion for me ? should i go 13gen or go to 14gen?? i am using 1080gtx on a 1440p

[@Jacqie]

I would say if your budget allows for it, maybe just go 14th gen as it will last a little longer, so you can then hold off on another upgrade for longer

[@zodwraith5745]

Depends on if you're looking at an i5, i7, or i9. The i5 and i9 are essentially identical across 13th and 14th gen, so there's zero reason to pay more for 14th gen. Whereas the i7 gets an E core boost from 8 E cores to 12 E cores bringing it closer to the i9's 8+16. The i7 is really the only 14th gen CPU that makes any sense when they're always more expensive than 13th gen.

[@archangel7052]

Same 6700k here looking to upgrade soon, damn those Ks fly by quickly😅

[@bales1569]

Is this CPU worth the upgrade from an i7 8700? I'm gaming at 1440p and I get fps drops below 60 fps on some games (Helldivers 2 & The Finals), and I'm not sure if it's the CPU or not bc I have an RTX 3080.

[@Jacqie]

It is def worth the upgrade from 8th gen for sure. And if you have a 3080 your cpu is most likely the bottleneck here.

[@KytuzuMastema]

@@Jacqie I have the same situation, I have a Stock i7-8700 with a 3070 Ti, although the answer is obvious but, is it worth it to upgrade? I play Overwatch 2 and I get all my frames, but it drops sometimes to 90 to 100 from 165 fps

[@Jacqie]

@KytuzuMastema for someone like you, you will definitely see improvement just based off the generational leap you are taking. If you have the money for the upgrade then yes I would say upgrade because it will last you years again

[@drokokoko6807]

Hello, i'm gonna buy new pc in next week and I'm thinking about 13700k, 14700k or 14700kf, I currently have Intel 3rd generation, so each one will be much better, but which one will serve me longer and will not heat up (is the temperature difference noticeable?) I will use AIO Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360. I'm gonna use PC mainly for games

[@Jacqie]

If you are using a 360 AIO all of them will be fine in terms of temperature. I would suggest if the budget fits it to rather go for the 14th gen because it is the newer series so it will last you longer, but all of them perform really well in games and at a very similar level

[@hadenkriztenzen]

Just wondering if the Intel i7-14700 is worth it since it has lower TDP.

[@MilitaryGadgetBuyer]

8-4 pin Motherboard need all pins? also 750 watt good? 2070 s and i7 14 gen

[@Jacqie]

yeah the 2070 requires at least 650W so the 750W should be fine, you can always go for 850W just to be safe, but if you have the 750W then no problem. And not completely understanding what you are asking about the motherboard pins? Do you mean should you use an 8pin connector for CPU power or both 8 and 4? If your motherboard has an 8pin and 4pin for CPU power then use 8pins for sure. You don't need to use both. The right 4-pin-connector is basically a redundancy that the CPU may draw upon under extreme load most likely only relevant when you do extreme overclocking, but for standard use the 8pin will be fine.

[@romanreign1369]

Hey is there any problem in i7 14th gen because i heard that it getting burn

[@Jacqie]

Mine is still working fine, but it could still be burning out slowly

[@romanreign1369]

@@Jacqie really?

[@romanreign1369]

@@Jacqie i want to buy i7 14th gen

[@dannyborke6551]

If you buy one from new and make sure that you have the latest BIOS version, that the fan type setting and MSI Lite Load setting in the BIOS is set to Intel defaults, then you should be good AFAIK.

[@archangel7052]

​@@dannyborke6551Are all the 14th gen i7 facing the same problem or only the unlocked versions? I'm planning to buy the kf version.

[@BabySnipe517]

I have a 11 gen I’m looking to upgrade to either the 13th or 14th. Which should I grab?

[@Jacqie]

If you are upgrading and you have the money I would suggest going for 14th mainly because it is newer and it should last you longer compared to 13th gen, even though they are fairly similar in a lot of ways

[@BabySnipe517]

@@Jacqie yeah i agree and understand but i went with the 13th cause that was i could get at the time with lesser purchases

[@BabySnipe517]

@@Jacqie I think the 14th gen I would’ve have to upgrade a lot of other stuff

[@md-vl3lm]

From 9700k should be decent to upgrade 14700k..😅

[@Jacqie]

Oooh that is a juicy upgrade

[@gameotic1]

Hi I've i5 13600k z690 tomahawk ddr4 32gb 3200mt/s ram.For gaming and general editing machines it is worth upgrading from i5 13600k to i7 13700k/14700k but keep in mind I won't be upgrading for the next 4-5 years. Will 6 P-cores(core i5) keep up with 8 P-cores(core i7) in the future?

[@Jacqie]

I don't really see a need for you to upgrade, but if you want to upgrade now and keep it for a few years, I would suggest going for the i7 as it should be fine for longer

[@gameotic1]

@@Jacqie so should I go for i7 13700k or i7 14700k the price difference is about $40 here in my region. I can sell my current CPU for $340 to my friend and i7 13700k will cost me $408 where as i7 14700k will cost me $447. What's the better deal?

[@Jacqie]

@@gameotic1 Once again if you are making the jump rather go for the 14th gen, it will just be relevant for longer, but the 13th gen is still good

[@gameotic1]

@@Jacqie thanks you for your suggestion ☺️

[@Jacqie]

@@gameotic1 no problem

[@iconfusinq8310]

if you were to buy this cpu coming from a trash 5year old cpu would it be good? and is this one futureproof aswell?

[@Jacqie]

On a 5 year upgrade any CPU will be an improvement, but yes this will do well. Honestly most CPU's should last you at least a few years especially i5/i7 or Ryzen 5/7.

[@shacoexe5348]

I have a ryzen 5 3600 is it really worth to upgrade Ps: im moving from rtx 2070s to 4070ti super

[@Павучок-ъ2е]

Will it be good with ak620?

[@stevenstratton6930]

1000w for a rtx 4070 super and a 14700k?

[@xMrPC]

Do people actually upgrade from 13th gen to 14th gen? Usually those below 13th gen will only opt for the upgrade. Unless they go for i9...

[@Jacqie]

There are strange people out there that feel they need the newest every year, but it honestly isn't worth the upgrade unless you have an older gen

[@xMrPC]

@Jacqie I think we are talking about enthusiastic players which is like 0.5% of the population in PC building. Haha.

[@Kirby7601]

​@Jacqie I'm still on a 7th gen i7.

[@darkzmaj_]

I am gonna make pc with ddr5 32gb ram, i7 14gen, 4060 ti 16gb. Is thst all good?

[@Jacqie]

That is a good setup yes

[@1Threx]

this is my first time gettin a gaming desktop, and im goin all out with an rtx 4060 ti i7 14700k 2tb ddr5 64GB RAM

[@Jacqie]

Do you mind me asking why 64GB of RAM? Also will you get 2 or 4 sticks of Ram?

[@1Threx]

@@Jacqie im getting that much for big games for when im streaming

[@1Threx]

@@Jacqie might get 2 sticks.. is that enough?

[@Jacqie]

@1Threx 2 sticks are better than 4 with DDR5 yes. If you use 4 sticks then you loose on the speed side

[@1Threx]

@Jacqie Thank you for the lil advice man! This is my first time building a pc, and i want to make sure that theres no mistake.. i just want to be clear on everything🥲🥲

[@nikatto8]

I got mine for cheaper than the 13th gen so I got it, I wonder if it runs hotter

[@abigweed1811]

Same, not sure if it runs hotter, but it does run hot nonetheless Depends on if you OC it, CPU cooling, etc.

[@nikatto8]

@@abigweed1811 with a 360 radiator cooler it runs at 35-40 idle, in games it seems to run around 50-70c, not bad. I think half life alyx as far as I remember runs around 50c ish. No overclock

[@abigweed1811]

@@nikatto8 Dammit, my comment didn't post 🤔 But eitherway, watercooled cpu, yeah you'll be fine Those temps are quite low, ngl But it wasn't with 100% load I'm guessing I have a noctua cooler with dual fans Cpu temps stagnate at around 95 degrees (celsius that is) under 100% load for ALL cores It was a short test performed with Intel Xtreme Tuning tho, but should be fine Might as well retest for longer, but I don't expect to have 100% cpu load for all cores for longer than a short period

[@humanoid144]

13700k basically costs the same as this i just paid $370+$20 tax even found it more expensive.

[@Jacqie]

That often times happen unfortunately. but then there is just more reason for you to buy the 14th gen

[@NeO26597]

upgraded from my i5 8600k to this, 0 regrets

[@Jacqie]

I love it

[@Jacqie]

That is at least a beefy jump you made

[@humanoid144]

I had to order this because I ordered 96gb 5600 ram and just found out my i5-12500 wont support this RAM

[@Jacqie]

Yeah, you should also check your motherboard if it will support the capacity and the speed.

[@marcusthorburn7414]

Would this out perform my 12700k by much ?

[@valenfarous3150]

A lot the 12700k is complete shit💯😭

[@marcusthorburn7414]

@valenfarous3150 ah well looks like I will have to upgrade for my 40 series rtx and ddr5 watch it fly thru awwoooo nice one bro for the reply

[@Meddyvalid]

should i upgrade i got 12 700 f

[@Jacqie]

It might be worth it depending on your budget and how long you want to be able to go without upgrading again.

[@Meddyvalid]

@@Jacqie I’m willing to spend 400 but i don’t know if it’s worth it

[@MrBoiks]

Case?

[@xzvezdi]

It looks like the “Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini Snow edition”

[@Jacqie]

The case is the FSP CMT380W

[@Kirby7601]

probably the only one that supports windows 10. i refuse to upgrade to windows 11

[@Kirby7601]

I'm on a 7th gen i7 7700k and i see some bottlenecking as games are becoming more cpu bound

[@gamerturniton3081]

from 13700 to 14700 massive upgrade? that's not. why would you updgrade from 13 to 14? you probably had that CPU for 1 year only

[@Jacqie]

So Intel actually sent me both the 13th gen and then the 14th gen a year later (Actually less than a year later). The entire premise of this video and even the title is "Don't upgrade to the 14th gen" and I mention that if you are on 13th gen then it isn't worth while and even said that 12th gen and lower might also not be worth the upgrade. There are actually people on this planet that love to have the newest and the best which will want to upgrade every year with every gen leap and that is on both CPU and GPU and with motherboards supporting multiple gens it does make it easier than ever because it is simply buying a new CPU and not motherboard etc as well. This was an informational piece for people like that and even potentially people with 12th gen or lower to actually think before they just upgrade.

[@gamerturniton3081]

@@Jacqie i get it. Maybe we should use another term for "upgrade". It would be great there was a business model where you trully upgrade your CPU by paying a fraction of the full price and in exchange for your "not more than 1 gen" older CPU.

[@gamerturniton3081]

@@Jacqie ok man, I notice a bit of ego here, calm down, relax, all good man. Nobodycares about the 1 in 8 billion.

[@Jacqie]

@gamerturniton3081 sorry if it came off as egotistical, just wanted to properly explain why this video exists and why "I upgraded from 13th to 14th gen"

[@gamerturniton3081]

@@Jacqie see this is what i meant about ego

[@xastarothx96]

He telling me not to upgrade to a 14th gen when I already got a 14th gen motherbord runing an I3 13100f.. anything is going to be better than this damn i3 xD

[@Jacqie]

I was more comparing i7 13th gen to 17 14th gen. If you want to upgrade your i3 then go ahead you will def see benefits

[@abigweed1811]

It makes sense to not upgrade from a 13th gen i7 to a 14th gen i7 It's not necessary, like, at all I have a 14th gen i7, but I upgraded from an i7 8th gen (I believe it was an 8750H mobile) which is 5+ years old lmao So it made more sense to pick a 14th gen over a 13th gen in my case

[@Jacqie]

Oh yeah for sure. If you have a 12th gen I might even argue it might not make sense, but that upgrade of yours must be nice

[@abigweed1811]

@@Jacqie Yeah 12th gen is considerable but not that significant, any older gen makes sense tbf *really amazingly nice indeed hehe xp

[@forms_streams4196]

just bought i9 14900k. verrrry unstable cpu!

[@gamerturniton3081]

?? get a new cooler

[@JohnWick-jo8hy]

Undervolt and downclock it plz

[@humanoid144]

32gb ram doesn't seem like much.

[@Jacqie]

32Gb for me is a minimum mainly because these days 32Gb isn't a lot, but for gaming and a general setup 32Gb is enough. Only when you get into large projects etc will you need more than that, so depending on what you use your PC for you will have to decide.

[@brap17x]

Compared to my 12900F, the 14700k is a lot better

[@Jacqie]

Thank you for this

[@aaaaaaughhh4728]

...i think im upgrading from a 3rd gen i7.. 😭

[@Jacqie]

That is a massive jump, hope you enjoy it

[@avgjoesgamin9935]

With Intel there is no such thing as future proof.

[@Jacqie]

Don't say that haha 😂

[@ivywater4772]

Interesting

[@Jacqie]

Hope it was fun to watch as well

[@ivywater4772]

@@Jacqie usually do

[@Jacqie]

@@ivywater4772 really appreciate you Ivy

[@mariodevita661]

I have i7 12700k😢

[@kxenyy]

Same, need to upgrade

[@HenricoM]

Anything is better than an AMD tbh

[@Jacqie]

I feel this

[@cuongtang9539]

why ? just curious, i also have 14700K i was near buying 78003xd

[@Keaweahe]

​@@cuongtang9539the ram latency is lower because of how things are connected. Theres more to it but, i have a 3900x, looking to switching over after i tweaked my system so good, it even starts with only 65 services. Looking for intel now.

[@cocopommel2306]

⁠@@cuongtang9539 from what i learn the x3d has alot cahche which benefits for game and does has fps boost but when u use for creative work like premiere pro or photoshop they use single core more and the intel had IGPU (for intel with “K” in it) which gives better performance in productive works

[@paraxis]

7800x3d is only good for gaming. Some people do other stuff i guess.@@cuongtang9539