AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core i5 14600K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 16 cores 4.3GHz and Intel Core i5 14600K with 14 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 's Advantages
Released 8 months late
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 24MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 14600K 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 5600)
Lower TDP (125W vs 170W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+8%
2243
Intel Core i5 14600K
2072
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+75%
42074
Intel Core i5 14600K
23983
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+23%
3419
Intel Core i5 14600K
2772
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+26%
21762
Intel Core i5 14600K
17217
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+12%
137
Intel Core i5 14600K
122
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+66%
2287
Intel Core i5 14600K
1373
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+10%
4743
Intel Core i5 14600K
4299
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+68%
66476
Intel Core i5 14600K
39465
General Parameters
Jun 2024
Release Date
Oct 2023
Amd
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake Refresh
9950X
Processor Number
i5-14600K
AM5
Socket
LGA-1700
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Generation
Core i5 (Raptor Lake Refresh)
Package
13.1 billions
Transistor Count
-
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
170 W
Power Consumption
125 W
230 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
181 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
257 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
CPU Performance
16
Performance Cores
6
32
Performance Core Threads
12
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
5.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
16
Total Core Count
14
32
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
43
Multiplier
35x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
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
1500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
Shader Units
256
Texture Units
16
Raster Operation Units
8
2
Execution Units
32
Power Consumption
15 W
0 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
