AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i9 14900KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i9 14900KF with 24 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Intel Core i9 14900KF 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 2933)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (36MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1016
Intel Core i9 14900KF
+132%
2358
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
7101
Intel Core i9 14900KF
+442%
38497
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1170
Intel Core i9 14900KF
+171%
3176
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
4526
Intel Core i9 14900KF
+395%
22411
Blender
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
129
Intel Core i9 14900KF
+419%
670
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
2242
Intel Core i9 14900KF
+110%
4722
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
13124
Intel Core i9 14900KF
+358%
60232
General Parameters
Sep 2018
Release Date
Oct 2023
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake Refresh
-
Processor Number
i9-14900KF
AM4
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
No
-
Generation
Core i9 (Raptor Lake Refresh)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
253 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
257 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
6 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
16
-
Efficiency Core Threads
16
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
6
Total Core Count
24
12
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
34x
Multiplier
32x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
