Customer Ratings & Reviews

Avoid the 13900k and 14900k at all costs. These processors are so poorly built. I've spent over 100 hours in the last year troubleshooting, not to mention the 100+ hours added to my reboot times, since it takes 20-30 reboots to get a "Stable" boot. Submitted RMA claim to Intel along with thousands and thousands of others.

From intel "we have determined that elevated operating voltage is causing instability issues in some 13th/14th Gen desktop processors." Chips may have been damaged, unknown for now, their fix will not solve damage if it occurred, you must RMA. I would not recommend upgrading to the 14th or 13th gen chips at this time.

The thing gets hot and had paired with my 4090 and would crash some game took back. To get a Ryzen 9 7950x3d

this thing runs way too hot and the default settings are auto set to OC it. so be prepared with at least a 360 aio to keep this monster cool

Awesome.. while it lasted. My cpu died about 5 months after buying. It's currently being rma'd by Intel, but I'm moving on to AMD for now on.

Tons of stability issues so I got it RMA'd through Intel. The RMA process was painless enough, but now a few months later it's completely dead. The 14th gen Intel processors are really bad and have super high failure rates it turns out.

Purchased this and immediately experienced issues due to manufacturing defects by Intel. Do not purchase this unless you enjoy a headache.

The Intel i9-14900K is an absolute powerhouse — let’s get that out of the way first. When this chip is working as intended, it’s one of the fastest consumer CPUs you can buy. Whether you’re into content creation, gaming, streaming, or multitasking across all of the above, this CPU handles it like a champ. If you want better, you’re likely looking at niche options like the Ryzen 7800X3D for gaming-specific performance — but for a balanced all-rounder, the 14900K is exceptional. Now, let’s address the elephant in the room: the reliability issues some users experienced. To my understanding (and experience), not all 14900Ks were faulty — many users had zero issues right out of the box. But for a significant number of us, that wasn’t the case. Some chips ran too hot, became unstable, or outright failed under certain loads. Thankfully, Intel and motherboard partners identified the root cause — largely tied to power delivery and voltage behavior, not the silicon itself. BIOS updates, including the latest microcode update 0x12F, have done an excellent job addressing these problems. Speaking from personal experience, my system became vastly more stable after applying the latest patches — a night-and-day difference. So here’s the deal: when the CPU works properly, it’s insanely fast. There’s a reason so many high-end builds use this chip — it’s perfect for mixed workloads and can drive high refresh gaming while encoding, rendering, or streaming in parallel. It’s a true flagship chip in that regard. That said, this is a product I do recommend — but with a caveat: know what you’re getting into. If you’re building with a 14900K, update your BIOS immediately to ensure you’re running the most stable version with the latest microcode fixes. Once that’s done, you’ll likely have an excellent experience. Final Verdict: The Intel i9-14900K is a true performance beast, capable of handling anything you throw at it. Yes, it had a rough start with stability issues on some chips — but with BIOS updates now available, those problems are largely behind us. If you’re prepared to do a little setup work and keep your system updated, this CPU will reward you with incredible performance. Rating: 9/10 — one of the fastest CPUs on the market, but only after proper tuning and updates. A fantastic chip if you go in with eyes open.

Honestly dont buy intel. Ive soent the last 8 months troubleshooting and these 14th gen intel cpus all have issues. You will spend your time in RMA which is full of others doing the same. Im getting an AMD, sorry intel.

CPU was dead out of the box. After exterme amounts of troubleshooting and replacing every other part in a brand new build, the culprit was the cpu. Ordered a replacement from amazon and it worked perfectly fine.

I got this and it didn't work. I can't believe something this expensive doesn't work straight out of the box. I had to wait until I got everything I needed to build a PC and now that I had the chance to build it this doesn't work and now I can not return it or get any support. DO NOT BUY

CPU died within 3 months of installing it. Intel won’t refund. BestBuy won’t refund. Stay away from 13th and 14th gen intel chips.

Intel makes bad products. They push out millions of CPUs that cost $500 dollars and they're all broken with no hope of a fix. Cool stuff!

Make sure you do not buy an i9-13900k or an i9-14900k if you're planning on using it for games with dx12. You have to turn the pcore x down from Max to 52x to get it to run and this decreased performance. Then it will die not run smoothly. Do yourself a favor and google the processor and dx12 games crashing. You'll find a ton of reddit and Intel posts about it. Good luck.

CPU Failed after 4 months. Can't even get any support from both intel or Best Buy

Jump through hoops to get it running, then motherboard and 1300w power supply kept blowing up so had to go down to the 13th gen

I have seen many reviews and videos over how AMD has completely outperformed intel in almost every way possible, but! I have seen enough to also know that intel has had its rough years with their 13th and 14th gen causing many issues. With that being factored into this review and to how the performance is now as of February 11, 2025; I can say that this cpu is the best for multitasking and trying to create games, edit videos, render 3d objects, and more. The list can go on, but the argument that is probably going to shut it down is the price to performance. Yes, its not the best price to performance as most AMD cpu’s are, but when it comes to raw computing performance, this cpu is amazing and gets the job done. Gaming is also not bad, because you can run games almost as good as the Ryzen 7 9800x3D. While the ryzen cpu is cheaper and better for gaming, this cpu is meant more for creating things and running multiple programs. If you’re someone who does both gaming and create, then this cpu isn’t the worst option and it’s not the best. I personally chose this cpu because I create multiple things using Blender, Sony Vegas Pro, and Unreal Engine 5. So this cpu offers me the best for what I need it for. Of course, check out benchmarks and decide for yourself what you believe is ideal for you specifically. Overall, this cpu is not bad, but its also expensive and you should only get it if you have seen the benchmarks and are prepared to use it to the max. Otherwise, you may want an AMD. Have a good day, and I hope this could help solve some of your problems and help you decide on what you want.

Intel sold a defective Product. Had to RMA twice. Happy to say I am now with AMD 9800x3d. Team Red

Horrible cpu. Caused my pc to crash multiple times and each game to crash repeatedly.

Bad cpu. Not stable. Died on me within 3 months of owning