Reviewers Liked
- 6GHz boost speeds out of the box
- Same price as 13th Gen
- Works wonders with a high-end graphics card
- Compatible with 600 and 700 Series chipset motherboards
- New AI features optimize performance
- Wi-Fi 7, Thunderbolt 5 support
- Support for DDR4 & DDR5 memory
Reviewers Didn't Like
- 105C in heavy workloads
- No power efficiency improvements over 13th Gen
- Doesn't improve on the Core i9 13900K by much, if at all
- Still can't match AMD 3D V-Cache chips in some games
- Very high power usage
- Ryzen 7800X3D is a much better choice for gaming
- CPU cooler not included
- Much cheaper Core i7-14700K is only 3 to 6 percent slower in gaming