Intel Core i5 14600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 14600K with 14 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz . 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 1 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5600 vs DDR5-5200)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 83.2GB/s)

Lower TDP (125W vs 170W)

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 24MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 14600K +1%

2072

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

2033

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 14600K

23983

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +21%

29242

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 14600K

2772

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +6%

2942

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 14600K

17217

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +10%

19092

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i5 14600K +4%

126

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

121

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 14600K

1388

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +16%

1614

Blender

Intel Core i5 14600K

374

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +8%

406

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 14600K

2217

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +2%

2277

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 14600K

19125

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +7%

20503

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 14600K

4299

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

4317

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 14600K

39465

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +31%

52013

Intel Core i5 14600K

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Sep 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Raptor Lake Refresh

Core Architecture

Raphael

i5-14600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Core i5 (Raptor Lake Refresh)

Generation

-

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

125 W

Power Consumption

170 W

181 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

Intel

Foundry

-

257 mm²

Die Size

-

FC-LGA16A

Package

-

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

12

Performance Core Threads

24

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.7 GHz

5.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 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

12

20

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

47x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

-

2 MB per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

24 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

192 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

89.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

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 7900X

5.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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