AMD Ryzen 5 9600 vs Intel Core i9 14900KS
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 with 6 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i9 14900KS 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 9600 's Advantages
Released 11 months late
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 150W)
Intel Core i9 14900KS 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 5600)
Larger L3 cache size (36MB vs 32MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
3240
Intel Core i9 14900KS
+6%
3444
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
14815
Intel Core i9 14900KS
+62%
24020
General Parameters
Feb 2025
Release Date
Mar 2024
Amd
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake Refresh
-
Processor Number
i9-14900KS
AM5
Socket
LGA-1700
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Generation
-
Package
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
150 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
253 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
5.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
6.2 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
16
-
Efficiency Core Threads
16
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
6
Total Core Count
24
12
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38
Multiplier
32x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600
Memory Types
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
192 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
89.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1650 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
2
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
