AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i5-14600K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 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 1,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Intel Core i5-14600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 7, Intel Core i5-14600K wins 21 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +18,6 % 389,9fps 328,8fps Multi-thread +11,4 % 92,6points 104,5points Single-thread +7,7 % 121,6points 131,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 7 7800X3D +18,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.654 points 19.988 points +13,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.245 points 6.429 points +2,9 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 58.088 points 48.038 points +20,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 434,5 fps 359,3 fps +20,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 365,0 fps 288,0 fps +26,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.688 points 23.788 points +0,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 407,3 fps 368,3 fps +10,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 352,8 fps 299,7 fps +17,7 %

Fortnite720p, Low 425,8 fps 441,0 fps +3,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 481,6 fps 359,5 fps +34,0 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +12,9 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 121.326 MIPS 127.706 MIPS +5,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 72,0 s 60,0 s +20,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 971,0 s 867,0 s +12,0 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 50.227 KB/s 37.414 KB/s +34,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.944 points 3.633 points +23,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.066 points 9.348 points +32,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.899 points 10.006 points +69,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.400 points 19.653 points +46,7 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.990 points 10.704 points +34,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.005 points 9.921 points +23,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.053 points 7.498 points +6,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.799 points 4.520 points +19,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.942 points 2.277 points +17,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 13.655 points 18.005 points +31,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.081 px/s 7.946 px/s +30,7 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +8,3 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 978,0 points 1.134 points +16,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.992 points 2.041 points +2,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 678,0 px/s 776,0 px/s +14,5 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 14000
Release	April 6, 2023	Q4 2023
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$319
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K
Cores / threads	8	14
Threads	16	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5.3 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	24 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K
TDP / base power	120 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	181 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	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 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K
System power idle	115.9 W	95 W
System power load	184.4 W	332 W
CPU package idle	24 W	13.6 W
CPU package load	77.5 W	193 W
Temperature idle	43 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	63.3 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	4438 MHz	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	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 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400

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