AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i9-14900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 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 10,9% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Intel Core i9-14900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 8, Intel Core i9-14900K wins 20 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +2,1 % 377,1fps 369,4fps Multi-thread +33,7 % 99,1points 149,4points Single-thread +4,4 % 155,0points 148,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 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 9700X +2,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.620 points 21.373 points +5,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.226 points 6.495 points +4,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 63.563 points 55.772 points +14,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 475,4 fps 417,2 fps +14,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 303,0 fps 336,0 fps +10,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.521 points 23.698 points +0,8 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 392,3 fps 421,4 fps +7,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,8 fps 303,2 fps +11,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 370,9 fps 589,9 fps +59,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 404,8 fps 384,7 fps +5,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +50,8 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 125.199 MIPS 202.170 MIPS +61,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 70,0 s 37,0 s +89,2 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 934,0 s 701,0 s +33,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 40.012 KB/s 55.178 KB/s +37,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.171 points 6.329 points +99,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.947 points 15.231 points +91,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.609 points 13.688 points +107,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.961 points 24.267 points +73,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.048 points 17.193 points +90,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.051 points 12.126 points +34,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 8.223 points 9.067 points +10,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.869 points 4.873 points +0,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.552 points 2.466 points +3,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 14.481 points 26.766 points +84,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.737 px/s 12.907 px/s +91,6 %

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 +4,4 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.290 points 1.260 points +2,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.545 points 2.335 points +9,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 816,0 px/s 858,0 px/s +5,1 %

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 i9-14900K
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$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i9-14900K
Cores / threads	8	24
Threads	16	32
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5.5 GHz	6 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i9-14900K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	253 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i9-14900K
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 i9-14900K
System power idle	110.6 W	92 W
System power load	195.2 W	417 W
CPU package idle	24.4 W	17.8 W
CPU package load	88 W	253 W
Temperature idle	49 °C	33 °C
Temperature load	65 °C	84 °C
Highest measured clock	4777 MHz	6000 MHz (P) / 4400 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	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	W11 clean 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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