AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D vs Intel Core i9-14900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 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 25,7% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D Intel Core i9-14900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D wins 6, Intel Core i9-14900K wins 22 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +2,3 % 378,0fps 369,4fps Multi-thread +49,3 % 75,8points 149,4points Single-thread +21,0 % 117,2points 148,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 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

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D +2,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.313 points 21.373 points +23,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.253 points 6.495 points +3,9 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.941 points 55.772 points +0,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 418,4 fps 417,2 fps +0,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 344,0 fps 336,0 fps +2,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.716 points 23.698 points +0,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 402,6 fps 421,4 fps +4,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 347,0 fps 303,2 fps +14,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 410,9 fps 589,9 fps +43,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 494,8 fps 384,7 fps +28,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +97,1 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 94.875 MIPS 202.170 MIPS +113,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 99,0 s 37,0 s +167,6 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.240 s 701,0 s +76,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.784 KB/s 55.178 KB/s +38,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.168 points 6.329 points +191,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.226 points 15.231 points +191,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.313 points 13.688 points +217,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.334 points 24.267 points +160,0 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.054 points 17.193 points +184,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.023 points 12.126 points +101,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.493 points 9.067 points +65,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 4.873 points +31,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.914 points 2.466 points +28,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.967 points 26.766 points +144,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.488 px/s 12.907 px/s +187,6 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 13.361 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 12.852 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +26,7 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 963,0 points 1.260 points +30,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.907 points 2.335 points +22,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 646,0 px/s 858,0 px/s +32,8 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.717 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 2.682 points –

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	Intel Core i9-14900K
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 14000
Release	September 5, 2024	Q4 2023
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	Intel Core i9-14900K
Cores / threads	6	24
Threads	12	32
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	4.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	4.7 GHz	6 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	Intel Core i9-14900K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	253 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	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 7600X3D	Intel Core i9-14900K
System power idle	112 W	92 W
System power load	179 W	417 W
CPU package idle	24.2 W	17.8 W
CPU package load	74 W	253 W
Temperature idle	40.5 °C	33 °C
Temperature load	65.5 °C	84 °C
Highest measured clock	4755 MHz	6000 MHz (P) / 4400 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	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 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400 · Peak 333 WATT and 520 W Socket, 100°C temps. LIMIT ist Kühlung

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