Gaming Performance: 1440p

In our Ryzen 7000 series review, we saw users commenting about testing games for CPU reviews at 1440p, so we have duly obliged here. Those interested in 1440p performance with minimal image quality – particularly the esports crowd – will be glad to know that we will be testing at this resolution going forward into 2023 and beyond.

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

Civilization VI

Borderlands 3

Grand Theft Auto V

Red Dead Redemption 2

F1 2022

Hitman 3

Total War: Warhammer 3

At 1440p resolutions, again, Civ V favors the AMD cores over Intel's. but across the game set we've tested, the Core i9-14900K, Core i7-14700K, and the Core i5-14600K are all competitive. 

Comparing the Core i9-14900K to the Core i9-13900K and KS chips, they perform within very fine margins of each other, which is understandable given all three are practically the same chip with slight variations in turbo clock speeds. The Core i7-14700K is in and around the mix of the Core i9 chips too, while the Core i5-14600K and the Core i5-13600K trade blows.

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