AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i5-14600K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Overall performance index

44,8

Rank 27 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 39,7% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Intel Core i5-14600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X wins 0, Intel Core i5-14600K wins 28 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +40,9 % 194,3fps 328,8fps Multi-thread +38,9 % 63,9points 104,5points Single-thread +39,2 % 80,0points 131,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 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

Intel Core i5-14600K +69,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 12.338 points 19.988 points +62,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.360 points 6.429 points +1,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 29.124 points 48.038 points +64,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 217,8 fps 359,3 fps +64,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 158,0 fps 288,0 fps +82,3 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 19.026 points 23.788 points +25,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 217,5 fps 368,3 fps +69,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 184,0 fps 299,7 fps +62,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 258,4 fps 441,0 fps +70,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 303,4 fps 359,5 fps +18,5 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +63,6 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 77.631 MIPS 127.706 MIPS +64,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 110,0 s 60,0 s +83,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.407 s 867,0 s +62,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 17.566 KB/s 37.414 KB/s +113,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.079 points 3.633 points +74,7 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 4.699 points 9.348 points +98,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.553 points 10.006 points +119,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.218 points 19.653 points +92,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.010 points 10.704 points +78,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.032 points 9.921 points +64,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 3.804 points 7.498 points +97,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.443 points 4.520 points +85,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.322 points 2.277 points +72,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.012 points 18.005 points +99,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.200 px/s 7.946 px/s +89,2 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +64,5 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 701,0 points 1.134 points +61,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.240 points 2.041 points +64,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 460,0 px/s 776,0 px/s +68,7 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-14600K
Codename	Matisse	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 3000	Core 14000
Release	July 7, 2019	Q4 2023
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$319
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-14600K
Cores / threads	8	14
Threads	16	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost clock	4.4 GHz	5.3 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	24 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-14600K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	181 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-14600K
Socket	AM4	LGA1700
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-14600K
System power idle	82 W	95 W
System power load	177 W	332 W
CPU package idle	20.5 W	13.6 W
CPU package load	88 W	193 W
Temperature idle	38 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	64 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	4399 MHz	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4267 MHz	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	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	tridentz referenz 3600	DDR5-6400

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