If you want a deal on Intel's 14th Generation Raptor Lake Refresh CPU, Amazon sells the Core i9-14900K for $413.39. Like all deals and coupons, it is dependent on stock while it lasts or the time before the deal expires.
The Core i9-14900K is a 24-core, 32-thread CPU with eight P-cores and 16 E-cores with a P-Core base that can clock up to 6 GHz and E-Cores clocking up to 4.4 GHz. These Raptor Lake Refresh chips are on the same LGA1700 socket, so they're drop-in compatible with LGA1700 motherboards if you're upgrading from a slower CPU.
The main advantage the Core i9-14900K has over the KF variant is the on-chip graphics. Though many wouldn't need them, it is best to have on-chip graphics for diagnostic purposes if you don't have a spare discrete graphics card, just in case. But if you still prefer the Core i9-14900KF, you are getting a $40 coupon, which will shave off the $436 price tag to $396.
You can see how this chip ranks with our in-depth testing in our CPU benchmarks hierarchy, and excerpt of which you can see above. This strong performance is also why this chip ranks on our list of the Best CPUs for Gaming.
We did mention a good deal on the Core i9-13900K for a cent under $400. However, the Core i9-14900K pricing is not so far away, thanks to the discount coupon. Raptor Lake Refresh has previously gained a bad reputation due to a voltage issue affecting the CPU's instability. However, Intel has since launched microcode updates to remedy the problem, so make sure your motherboard is running the latest firmware before plugging it into the Core i9-14900K.
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