AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7 14700KF

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i7 14700KF with 20 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 125W)

Intel Core i7 14700KF 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5600 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (33MB vs 16MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1090

Intel Core i7 14700KF +99%

2174

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7507

Intel Core i7 14700KF +363%

34805

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i7 14700KF +161%

3041

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i7 14700KF +306%

21268

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i7 14700KF +89%

4488

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i7 14700KF +282%

53538

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i7 14700KF

General Parameters

Apr 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

i7-14700KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

95 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

253 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

12

-

Efficiency Core Threads

12

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

20

12

Total Thread Count

28

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

34x

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

33 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

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

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 14700KF

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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