AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i5-14600K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K

Overall performance index

74,3

Rank 12 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is 8,6% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Intel Core i5-14600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 14, Intel Core i5-14600K wins 14 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +14,7 % 377,1fps 328,8fps Multi-thread +5,2 % 99,1points 104,5points Single-thread +17,7 % 155,0points 131,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 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 9700X +14,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.620 points 19.988 points +13,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.226 points 6.429 points +3,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 63.563 points 48.038 points +32,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 475,4 fps 359,3 fps +32,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 303,0 fps 288,0 fps +5,2 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.521 points 23.788 points +1,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 392,3 fps 368,3 fps +6,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,8 fps 299,7 fps +12,7 %

Fortnite720p, Low 370,9 fps 441,0 fps +18,9 %

Counter-Strike 2 404,8 fps 359,5 fps +12,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +5,5 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 125.199 MIPS 127.706 MIPS +2,0 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 70,0 s 60,0 s +16,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 934,0 s 867,0 s +7,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 40.012 KB/s 37.414 KB/s +6,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.171 points 3.633 points +14,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.947 points 9.348 points +17,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.609 points 10.006 points +51,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.961 points 19.653 points +40,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.048 points 10.704 points +18,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.051 points 9.921 points +9,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 8.223 points 7.498 points +9,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.869 points 4.520 points +7,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.552 points 2.277 points +12,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 14.481 points 18.005 points +24,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.737 px/s 7.946 px/s +17,9 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +17,7 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.290 points 1.134 points +13,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.545 points 2.041 points +24,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 816,0 px/s 776,0 px/s +5,2 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.334 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.398 points –

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-14600K
Architecture	Zen 5	n/a
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core 14000
Release	August 8, 2024	Q4 2023
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$319
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-14600K
Cores / threads	8	14
Threads	16	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	3.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.5 GHz	5.3 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	24 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-14600K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	181 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-14600K
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9700X	Intel Core i5-14600K
System power idle	110.6 W	95 W
System power load	195.2 W	332 W
CPU package idle	24.4 W	13.6 W
CPU package load	88 W	193 W
Temperature idle	49 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	65 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	4777 MHz	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	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	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400

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