Intel Core i7-14790F Black Edition CPU Breaks Cover At Retail In A Spiffy Box
Intel has released yet another black edition CPU for China, the Core i7-14790F, and if you've never seen any of these China-exclusive chips, you'd probably assume they're more or less the same as what other countries get. However, that's not quite the case, as the 14790F is substantially different from the regular Core i7-14700, from clock speeds to cache.
The Core i7-14790F is essentially a refreshed version of the Core i7-13790F that launched last year. They both come equipped with eight P- and E-cores for a total of 16 cores and 24 threads, have 24MB of L2 cache, and a maximum TDP of 219 watts. Additionally, the 14790F also has a maximum P-core boost clock of 5.4GHz to the 13790F's 5.2GHz, and can hit 4.2GHz on its E-cores compared to 4.1GHz on the 13790F. The full 36MB of L3 cache is also enabled on the 14790F, compared to 33MB on the 13790F.
This all makes the 14790F very much a different CPU from the Core i7-14700, which has 12 E-cores instead of just eight and just 33MB of L3 cache. The 14700 is identical to the 14790F in boost frequency and TDP, which makes for interesting tradeoffs between the two chips. The 14700 with its four extra E-cores is sure to be better at multi-threaded workloads, but the 14790F's slightly bigger L3 cache could make a noticeable difference in games. After all, 36MB of L3 is on par with the Core i9-14900K, which is a pretty good gaming CPU according to our testing.
The Core i7-14790F is available at JD for 2,909 Yuan, or just above $400 at the time of writing. The Core i7-14700F (which is the same as the 14700 but has no iGPU, like the 14790F) is apparently going for around $400 as well. For users who prioritize multi-threaded performance, the choice is obvious, but for gaming there may be an argument for the 14790F even if it means losing four E-cores.
The Core i7-14790F is essentially a refreshed version of the Core i7-13790F that launched last year. They both come equipped with eight P- and E-cores for a total of 16 cores and 24 threads, have 24MB of L2 cache, and a maximum TDP of 219 watts. Additionally, the 14790F also has a maximum P-core boost clock of 5.4GHz to the 13790F's 5.2GHz, and can hit 4.2GHz on its E-cores compared to 4.1GHz on the 13790F. The full 36MB of L3 cache is also enabled on the 14790F, compared to 33MB on the 13790F.
This all makes the 14790F very much a different CPU from the Core i7-14700, which has 12 E-cores instead of just eight and just 33MB of L3 cache. The 14700 is identical to the 14790F in boost frequency and TDP, which makes for interesting tradeoffs between the two chips. The 14700 with its four extra E-cores is sure to be better at multi-threaded workloads, but the 14790F's slightly bigger L3 cache could make a noticeable difference in games. After all, 36MB of L3 is on par with the Core i9-14900K, which is a pretty good gaming CPU according to our testing.
The Core i7-14790F is available at JD for 2,909 Yuan, or just above $400 at the time of writing. The Core i7-14700F (which is the same as the 14700 but has no iGPU, like the 14790F) is apparently going for around $400 as well. For users who prioritize multi-threaded performance, the choice is obvious, but for gaming there may be an argument for the 14790F even if it means losing four E-cores.
