AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Overall performance index

44,8

Rank 27 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)

Overall performance index

74,1

Rank 13 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) is 39,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X wins 0, Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) wins 28 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +40,2 % 194,3fps 324,9fps Multi-thread +38,9 % 63,9points 104,6points Single-thread +39,3 % 80,0points 131,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) 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 (0x125 Patch) +67,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 12.338 points 19.416 points +57,4 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.360 points 6.492 points +2,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 29.124 points 49.053 points +68,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 217,8 fps 366,9 fps +68,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 158,0 fps 277,0 fps +75,3 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 19.026 points 23.904 points +25,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 217,5 fps 365,6 fps +68,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 184,0 fps 289,9 fps +57,6 %

Fortnite720p, Low 258,4 fps 353,2 fps +36,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 303,4 fps 371,5 fps +22,4 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) +63,7 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 77.631 MIPS 130.226 MIPS +67,7 %

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

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.407 s 875,0 s +60,8 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 17.566 KB/s 35.323 KB/s +101,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.079 points 3.619 points +74,1 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 4.699 points 9.084 points +93,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.553 points 8.048 points +76,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.218 points 18.817 points +84,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.010 points 10.711 points +78,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.032 points 10.038 points +66,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 3.804 points 7.460 points +96,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.443 points 4.486 points +83,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.322 points 2.264 points +71,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.012 points 17.856 points +98,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.200 px/s 8.132 px/s +93,6 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) +64,7 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 701,0 points 1.132 points +61,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.240 points 2.046 points +65,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 460,0 px/s 778,0 px/s +69,1 %

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 (0x125 Patch)
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 (0x125 Patch)
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 (0x125 Patch)
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 (0x125 Patch)
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 (0x125 Patch)
System power idle	82 W	101.5 W
System power load	177 W	318.8 W
CPU package idle	20.5 W	22 W
CPU package load	88 W	181 W
Temperature idle	38 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	64 °C	71 °C
Highest measured clock	4399 MHz	5300 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4267 MHz	5300 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
Test configuration	n/a	0x125 Patch
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, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, NO Limit Breaker

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