AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-14600K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Overall performance index

68,4

Rank 17 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K

Overall performance index

74,3

Rank 12 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Intel Core i5-14600K is 7,9% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Intel Core i5-14600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X wins 6, Intel Core i5-14600K wins 22 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +3,5 % 340,4fps 328,8fps Multi-thread +24,2 % 79,2points 104,5points Single-thread +0,5 % 131,0points 131,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Intel Core i5-14600K Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +3,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.940 points 19.988 points +4,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.279 points 6.429 points +2,4 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 51.628 points 48.038 points +7,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 386,2 fps 359,3 fps +7,5 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 284,0 fps 288,0 fps +1,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.364 points 23.788 points +1,8 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 362,1 fps 368,3 fps +1,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 329,4 fps 299,7 fps +9,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 388,2 fps 441,0 fps +13,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 369,9 fps 359,5 fps +2,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +31,9 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 93.308 MIPS 127.706 MIPS +36,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 94,0 s 60,0 s +56,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.081 s 867,0 s +24,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 28.831 KB/s 37.414 KB/s +29,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.305 points 3.633 points +57,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.449 points 9.348 points +71,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.189 points 10.006 points +92,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.193 points 19.653 points +92,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.344 points 10.704 points +45,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.269 points 9.921 points +36,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.923 points 7.498 points +26,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.519 points 4.520 points +28,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.082 points 2.277 points +9,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 11.391 points 18.005 points +58,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.302 px/s 7.946 px/s +49,9 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +0,5 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.078 points 1.134 points +5,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.126 points 2.041 points +4,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 776,0 px/s +6,7 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i5-14600K
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 14000
Release	September 27, 2022	Q4 2023
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$319
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i5-14600K
Cores / threads	6	14
Threads	12	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	5.3 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	24 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i5-14600K
TDP / base power	105 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	181 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i5-14600K
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i5-14600K
System power idle	85 W	95 W
System power load	191 W	332 W
CPU package idle	22 W	13.6 W
CPU package load	112 W	193 W
Temperature idle	28 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	5445 MHz	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5445 MHz	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i5-14600K
Motherboard	n/a	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LT720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6000	DDR5-6400

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