Intel's Core i5-14600KF is now only $277 at Amazon

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You can pick up this CPU for a new all-time low price.

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If you're in the market for a new processor, now is a great time to spend a little and get a lot. The Intel Core i5-14600KF is available at Amazon for one of its lowest prices. It's usually priced around $324, but it's currently discounted to just $277. So far, no expiration has been specified, so we're not sure for how long it will be made available at this rate.

We haven't reviewed this processor yet, but we did compare benchmark data between the Core i5-14600 and Core i5-14600K. The K indicates that the version is unlocked for overclocking. The one discounted today also has the letter F in its name, indicating it doesn't have onboard graphics.

Intel Core i5-14600KF: now $277 at Amazon

Intel Core i5-14600KF: now $277 at Amazon (was $324)
The Intel Core i5-14600KF has 14 cores and 20 threads. Under optimal conditions, it can reach speeds as high as 5.3GHz. This edition supports DDR5-5600 and is unlocked for overclocking out of the box.

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The Core i5-14600KF has 14 cores, 6 of which are performance cores and 8 of which are efficiency cores. They total up to 20 threads. The lowest efficiency core base speed is 2.6GHz, while the highest performance core measurement clocks in at 5.3GHz.

This CPU can use up to 192GB of RAM via two channels and supports DDR5-5600. The Core i5-14600KF comes unlocked for overclocking and has no integrated graphics, so you will need a separate GPU to get started. Overall, this is a fairly beefy processor, and at a sub-$300 price, it's hard to beat.

Visit Amazon's Core i5-14600KF product page for more details and purchase options.

Ash Hill
Ash Hill
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Ash Hill is a contributing writer for Tom's Hardware with a wealth of experience in the hobby electronics, 3D printing and PCs. She manages the Pi projects of the month and much of our daily Raspberry Pi reporting while also finding the best coupons and deals on all tech.

12 Comments Comment from the forums
  • m3city
    The correct annotation should be KFB, the last for burning features.
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  • rluker5
    13600kf, basically the same chip, is $230 at Newegg : https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i5-13600kf-core-i5-13th-gen-raptor-lake-lga-1700-desktop-processor/p/N82E16819118417?Item=N82E16819118417And both the 13600k/14600k OC well which is a rarity nowadays.
    12600kf, a step down, is $145.
    Reply
  • Loadedaxe
    With the latest 1300 and 1400 failures I am surprised they aren’t much less
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  • Amdlova
    This is a good chip :) they never will give it for free... on ebay sell like hot cakes
    got my 14600T 220us and z690 motherboard for 100 cheap than a ryzen cpu!
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  • derekullo
    Amdlova said:
    This is a good chip :) they never will give it for free... on ebay sell like hot cakes
    got my 14600T 220us and z690 motherboard for 100 cheap than a ryzen cpu!
    You say good chip despite Intel saying it has been prone to crashing since it was released due to faulty microcode.
    Frankly, unless it comes with the unused chip sealed in a box by Intel I'm not using it.
    Especially not using it if it came from ebay where some guy could have had it running at 98°C for the last year and a half!
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  • Amdlova
    derekullo said:
    You say good chip despite Intel saying it has been prone to crashing since it was released due to faulty microcode.
    Frankly, unless it comes with the unused chip sealed in a box by Intel I'm not using it.
    Especially not using it if it came from ebay where some guy could have had it running at 98°C for the last year and a half!
    Get a locked one you can't do nothing on the chip.
    Only this year I get from ebay Five intel CPU's none of them have some issue.
    I like the T ones come from 1 liter machines with a 95w power adapter.
    it's a little slower than the counterparts but increase the power and be happy.

    14600T is a little slower than a 12700k stock or 7700x when you give it 93w of power... for 220us is very nice. 99% time seat on 1.55w of power
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  • rluker5
    derekullo said:
    You say good chip despite Intel saying it has been prone to crashing since it was released due to faulty microcode.
    Frankly, unless it comes with the unused chip sealed in a box by Intel I'm not using it.
    Especially not using it if it came from ebay where some guy could have had it running at 98°C for the last year and a half!
    The crashing has been due to a combination of default motherboard settings and user settings with Intel not putting enough restraints on the both of them.
    Ryzen chips can also be abused by the user, but after the X3D explosions AMD cracked down on motherboard vendor shenanigans. Intel is also locking down the mobo vendor default settings on the next gen.

    As far as voltage induced degradation, both Intel and AMD CPUs behave the same. And yes, Ryzens can and do degrade, Zen 2 has a lot of posts about this. If you bought a used one and it doesn't work at stock settings then it is faulty and you have Ebay policy. If it does work, but is degraded to some unknown amount it doesn't degrade more unless you give it degrading levels of voltage.
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  • zoneman30
    rluker5 said:
    The crashing has been due to a combination of default motherboard settings and user settings with Intel not putting enough restraints on the both of them.
    Ryzen chips can also be abused by the user, but after the X3D explosions AMD cracked down on motherboard vendor shenanigans. Intel is also locking down the mobo vendor default settings on the next gen.

    As far as voltage induced degradation, both Intel and AMD CPUs behave the same. And yes, Ryzens can and do degrade, Zen 2 has a lot of posts about this. If you bought a used one and it doesn't work at stock settings then it is faulty and you have Ebay policy. If it does work, but is degraded to some unknown amount it doesn't degrade more unless you give it degrading levels of voltage.
    All chips degrade. I would not buy a used one, hell not even a new one. Stay far away from 13th and 14th gen.
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  • rluker5
    zoneman30 said:
    All chips degrade. I would not buy a used one, hell not even a new one. Stay far away from 13th and 14th gen.
    You are too late!
    I've had a 13900kf since release (is one of those oxidized boogeyman candidates) and a 13600k since a few months after and they run great and stable, are cool and quiet the vast majority of the time, and have no measurable degradation since I didn't let the mobos pump over 1.5v into them. I avoid anything over 1.4v tbh. Can't cool it so why do it?

    They seem like they will last as long as my old 4770k is that my daughter is still using and leaving her pc on with sleep turned off whenever I check :( It was on right now! Just wasting power and wearing out all of her RGB peripherals.
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  • Loadedaxe
    I was saying the same, mine showed no signs, but I guess I should have knocked on wood. Temps started climbing and even after the patch still climbed, waiting on a RMA or an email if they decide to refund. If they do I am going to get a 12700K and call it a day!
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