AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch)

Overall performance index

85,9

Rank 4 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch) is 14,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 7, Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch) wins 21 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +16,1 % 389,9fps 335,8fps Multi-thread +34,6 % 92,6points 141,7points Single-thread +17,2 % 121,6points 146,8points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Intel Core i9-14900K (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

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D +16,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.654 points 20.822 points +17,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.245 points 6.471 points +3,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 58.088 points 56.472 points +2,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 434,5 fps 422,4 fps +2,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 365,0 fps 220,0 fps +65,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.688 points 23.596 points +0,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 407,3 fps 426,6 fps +4,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 352,8 fps 274,3 fps +28,6 %

Fortnite720p, Low 425,8 fps 393,6 fps +8,2 %

Counter-Strike 2 481,6 fps 433,9 fps +11,0 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch) +53,0 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 121.326 MIPS 193.281 MIPS +59,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 72,0 s 38,0 s +89,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 971,0 s 754,0 s +28,8 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 50.227 KB/s 51.150 KB/s +1,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.944 points 5.651 points +91,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.066 points 13.919 points +97,0 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.899 points 11.819 points +100,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.400 points 19.989 points +49,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.990 points 15.683 points +96,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.005 points 11.585 points +44,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.053 points 8.906 points +26,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.799 points 4.861 points +28,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.942 points 2.486 points +28,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 13.655 points 24.684 points +80,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.081 px/s 12.348 px/s +103,1 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch) +20,7 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 978,0 points 1.276 points +30,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.992 points 2.278 points +14,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 678,0 px/s 851,0 px/s +25,5 %

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 i9-14900K (0x125 Patch)
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$589
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch)
Cores / threads	8	24
Threads	16	32
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	4.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	6 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch)
TDP / base power	120 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 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch)
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 i9-14900K (0x125 Patch)
System power idle	115.9 W	104 W
System power load	184.4 W	422.2 W
CPU package idle	24 W	87.7 W
CPU package load	77.5 W	253 W
Temperature idle	43 °C	39 °C
Temperature load	63.3 °C	82 °C
Highest measured clock	4438 MHz	5700 MHz (P) / 4400 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	5600 MHz (P) / 4400 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch)
Test configuration	n/a	0x125 Patch
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, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, NO Limit Breaker · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich

Buy