AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Core i5-14600K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Overall performance index

85,6

Rank 5 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 9800X3D is 15,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Intel Core i5-14600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 16, Intel Core i5-14600K wins 12 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +33,8 % 440,1fps 328,8fps Multi-thread +4,3 % 109,0points 104,5points Single-thread +9,4 % 144,0points 131,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 9800X3D +33,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.091 points 19.988 points +10,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 12.410 points 6.429 points +93,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 64.725 points 48.038 points +34,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 484,1 fps 359,3 fps +34,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 409,0 fps 288,0 fps +42,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.678 points 23.788 points +0,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 447,7 fps 368,3 fps +21,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 419,7 fps 299,7 fps +40,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 463,6 fps 441,0 fps +5,1 %

Counter-Strike 2 488,7 fps 359,5 fps +35,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +4,3 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 135.936 MIPS 127.706 MIPS +6,4 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 60,0 s +3,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 798,0 s 867,0 s +8,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 56.061 KB/s 37.414 KB/s +49,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.581 points 3.633 points +1,5 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.057 points 9.348 points +3,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.536 points 10.006 points +32,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.859 points 19.653 points +23,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.231 points 10.704 points +4,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.224 points 9.921 points +3,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 6.099 points 7.498 points +22,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 4.520 points +21,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.284 points 2.277 points +0,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.995 points 18.005 points +12,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.533 px/s 7.946 px/s +5,5 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 23.255 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 18.159 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +9,4 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.189 points 1.134 points +4,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.379 points 2.041 points +16,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 752,0 px/s 776,0 px/s +3,2 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.951 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.232 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 9800X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K
Architecture	Zen 5	n/a
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core 14000
Release	November 7, 2024	Q4 2023
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$319
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K
Cores / threads	8	14
Threads	16	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.2 GHz	5.3 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	24 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K
TDP / base power	120 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 9800X3D	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 9800X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K
System power idle	123.2 W	95 W
System power load	227 W	332 W
CPU package idle	25.5 W	13.6 W
CPU package load	110 W	193 W
Temperature idle	42.5 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	62.1 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	4918 MHz	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	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 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a	DDR5-6400

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