AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i9-14900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Overall performance index

68,4

Rank 17 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i9-14900K

Overall performance index

90,6

Rank 3 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Intel Core i9-14900K is 24,4% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Intel Core i9-14900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X wins 1, Intel Core i9-14900K wins 27 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +7,9 % 340,4fps 369,4fps Multi-thread +46,9 % 79,2points 149,4points Single-thread +11,7 % 131,0points 148,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Intel Core i9-14900K Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +8,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.940 points 21.373 points +2,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.279 points 6.495 points +3,4 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 51.628 points 55.772 points +8,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 386,2 fps 417,2 fps +8,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 284,0 fps 336,0 fps +18,3 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.364 points 23.698 points +1,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 362,1 fps 421,4 fps +16,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 329,4 fps 303,2 fps +8,6 %

Fortnite720p, Low 388,2 fps 589,9 fps +52,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 369,9 fps 384,7 fps +4,0 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +88,5 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 93.308 MIPS 202.170 MIPS +116,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 94,0 s 37,0 s +154,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.081 s 701,0 s +54,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 28.831 KB/s 55.178 KB/s +91,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.305 points 6.329 points +174,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.449 points 15.231 points +179,5 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.189 points 13.688 points +163,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.193 points 24.267 points +138,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.344 points 17.193 points +134,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.269 points 12.126 points +66,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.923 points 9.067 points +53,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.519 points 4.873 points +38,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.082 points 2.466 points +18,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 11.391 points 26.766 points +135,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.302 px/s 12.907 px/s +143,4 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +13,3 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.078 points 1.260 points +16,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.126 points 2.335 points +9,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 858,0 px/s +18,0 %

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 i9-14900K
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$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i9-14900K
Cores / threads	6	24
Threads	12	32
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	4.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	6 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i9-14900K
TDP / base power	105 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	253 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i9-14900K
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 i9-14900K
System power idle	85 W	92 W
System power load	191 W	417 W
CPU package idle	22 W	17.8 W
CPU package load	112 W	253 W
Temperature idle	28 °C	33 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	84 °C
Highest measured clock	5445 MHz	6000 MHz (P) / 4400 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5445 MHz	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i9-14900K
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 · Peak 333 WATT and 520 W Socket, 100°C temps. LIMIT ist Kühlung

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