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

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 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 18,8% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Intel Core i9-14900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 5, Intel Core i9-14900K wins 23 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +5,5 % 389,9fps 369,4fps Multi-thread +38,0 % 92,6points 149,4points Single-thread +18,1 % 121,6points 148,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 7 7800X3D +5,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.654 points 21.373 points +21,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.245 points 6.495 points +4,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 58.088 points 55.772 points +4,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 434,5 fps 417,2 fps +4,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 365,0 fps 336,0 fps +8,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.688 points 23.698 points +0,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 407,3 fps 421,4 fps +3,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 352,8 fps 303,2 fps +16,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 425,8 fps 589,9 fps +38,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 481,6 fps 384,7 fps +25,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +61,3 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 121.326 MIPS 202.170 MIPS +66,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 72,0 s 37,0 s +94,6 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 971,0 s 701,0 s +38,5 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 50.227 KB/s 55.178 KB/s +9,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.944 points 6.329 points +115,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.066 points 15.231 points +115,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.899 points 13.688 points +132,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.400 points 24.267 points +81,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.990 points 17.193 points +115,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.005 points 12.126 points +51,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.053 points 9.067 points +28,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.799 points 4.873 points +28,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.942 points 2.466 points +27,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 13.655 points 26.766 points +96,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.081 px/s 12.907 px/s +112,3 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +22,1 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 978,0 points 1.260 points +28,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.992 points 2.335 points +17,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 678,0 px/s 858,0 px/s +26,5 %

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
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
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
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
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
System power idle	115.9 W	92 W
System power load	184.4 W	417 W
CPU package idle	24 W	17.8 W
CPU package load	77.5 W	253 W
Temperature idle	43 °C	33 °C
Temperature load	63.3 °C	84 °C
Highest measured clock	4438 MHz	6000 MHz (P) / 4400 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i9-14900K
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 · Peak 333 WATT and 520 W Socket, 100°C temps. LIMIT ist Kühlung

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