Intel Core i5 14600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 14600K with 14 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 14600K 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 11 months late

Integrated graphics card

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)

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 24MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 14600K +55%

2072

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1331

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 14600K

23983

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

24018

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 14600K +62%

2772

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1709

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 14600K +47%

17217

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

11656

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i5 14600K +75%

126

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

72

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 14600K +4%

1388

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1325

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 14600K +73%

2217

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1279

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 14600K +32%

19125

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

14487

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 14600K +59%

4299

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

2692

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 14600K +1%

39465

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

38953

Intel Core i5 14600K

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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Nov 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Raptor Lake Refresh

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i5-14600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Core i5 (Raptor Lake Refresh)

Generation

-

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

125 W

Power Consumption

105 W

181 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

-

257 mm²

Die Size

-

FC-LGA16A

Package

-

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

16

12

Performance Core Threads

32

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

5.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

4 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

14

Total Core Count

16

20

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

35x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

2 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

24 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

192 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

89.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1550 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

256

Shader Units

-

16

Texture Units

-

8

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 14600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

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