Intel Core i9-14900K, Core i7-14700K and Core i5-14600K Review: Raptor Lake Refreshed
by Gavin Bonshor on October 17, 2023 9:00 AM ESTCPU Benchmark Performance: Encoding
One of the interesting elements of modern processors is encoding performance. This covers two main areas: encryption/decryption for secure data transfer and video transcoding from one video format to another.
In the encrypt/decrypt scenario, how data is transferred and by what mechanism is pertinent to on-the-fly encryption of sensitive data - a process by which more modern devices are leaning towards for improving software security.
We've updated our list of encoding benchmarks for our 2024 CPU suite to include some of the most relevant and recent codecs, such as AV1, HEVC, and VP9. Not only this, but we have also included FLAC audio encoding as well as WebP2 image encoding into the mix to show not only how the latest processors perform with these codecs but also to show discrepancies in performance throughout the different segments.
We are using DDR5 memory on the Core i9-14900K, Core i7-14700K, Core i5-14600K, and Intel's 13th Gen at the relative JEDEC settings. The same methodology is also used for the AMD Ryzen 7000 series and Intel's 12th Gen (Alder Lake) processors. Below are the settings we have used for each platform:
- DDR5-5600B CL46 - Intel 14th & 13th Gen
- DDR5-5200 CL44 - Ryzen 7000
- DDR5-4800 (B) CL40 - Intel 12th Gen
Note: As we are running with a completely refreshed CPU test suite, this means we are currently re-testing other processors for our data sets. These will be added to the below graphs as soon as we have more results, and these will also be added to our Bench database. Thanks for your understanding.
Moving onto encode and decode performance, there's not much difference between the Core i9-14900K and the Core i9-13900K. What's clear from our testing is that in encoding, Intel has the advantage over AMD with their flagship processors. The Core i7-14700K is also right up there in terms of performance, while the cheaper and less powerful Core i5-14600K trades blows with the AMD Ryzen 9 7900.
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cmdrdredd - Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - link
You aren't even the target market for any of this so your comment is useless and pointless. You are not an enthusiast, gamer, or need the power for work.ItsAdam - Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - link
I old a 4090 and I wouldn't want a CPU with the same power as it. I was waiting for Meteor Lake upgrading from my 5800X3D, but when I heard it was a refresh I was like oh no.Looks like I'm going to be a beta tester for AMDs 6000 series, and I'm quite frankly bored of AMD and it's crash test consumer development.
I know times are changing, I know, and I loved to tinker but it's getting too long in the tooth with AMD ATM with all the agesa "fixes" which is usually a big performance loss.
I really wanted INTEL to come out brawling,but all they're doing is digging their own grave.
They shouldn't have released ANOTHER refresh, especially one as bad as this.
lilo777 - Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - link
You do not pay the utility for peak power consumption. You pay for actual consumption which is much lower because power peaks are rare and short.mode_13h - Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - link
> power peaks are rare and short.Depends on what you're doing. If rendering, video encoding, or lots of software compilation, then not necessarily.
mode_13h - Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - link
Thanks for continuing to run SPEC2017, but I'm really missing the cumulative scores. Also, I wish we could get cumulative scores on E-cores only and P-cores only, as well as populating that graph with some other popular CPUs, as was done up to the i9-12900K review.For reference, please see the chart titled "SPEC2017 Rate-N Estimated Total", at the bottom of this page:
https://www.anandtech.com/show/17047/the-intel-12t...
The following page of that review goes on to explore the P & E cores.
Perhaps this would be good material for a follow-on article?
eloyard - Thursday, October 19, 2023 - link
2000s called, want their Net-Burst back.Reinforcer - Saturday, October 28, 2023 - link
Then don't let the motherboard run away with power lol, Honestly what is wrong with you reviewers fixated on how much power it can draw? Set it to Intel's 253w limit and enjoy almost the same performance as one that is consuming stupid amounts of power, It's not rocket science or do we not know how to set a motherboard up these days?