AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Core i7 14790F

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with 16 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i7 14790F with 16 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 36MB)

Intel Core i7 14790F 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5600 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

1684

Intel Core i7 14790F +25%

2112

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

28782

Intel Core i7 14790F +2%

29535

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

2218

Intel Core i7 14790F +28%

2848

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

13903

Intel Core i7 14790F +35%

18799

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

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Intel Core i7 14790F

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Jan 2024

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake Refresh

-

Processor Number

i7-14790F

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

No

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

4.15 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

105 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

219 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

32

Performance Core Threads

16

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.5 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

16

Total Core Count

16

32

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

21x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

24 MB

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

36 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 14790F

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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