AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)

Overall performance index

74,1

Rank 13 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) is 16,9% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 2, Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) wins 26 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +16,9 % 269,9fps 324,9fps Multi-thread +14,1 % 89,8points 104,6points Single-thread +19,6 % 106,0points 131,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Intel Core i5-14600K (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

Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) +20,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 19.416 points +21,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.492 points +2,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 49.053 points +8,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 366,9 fps +8,5 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 277,0 fps +35,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.904 points +10,9 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 365,6 fps +23,2 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 289,9 fps +20,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps 353,2 fps +6,3 %

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 371,5 fps +1,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) +16,5 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 130.226 MIPS +11,1 %

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

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 875,0 s +12,0 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 35.323 KB/s +66,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 3.619 points +4,7 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 9.084 points +13,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 8.048 points +9,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 18.817 points +57,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 10.711 points +4,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 10.038 points +21,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 7.460 points +47,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 4.486 points +51,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 2.264 points +27,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 17.856 points +46,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 8.132 px/s +15,4 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) +24,4 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 1.132 points +18,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 2.046 points +25,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 778,0 px/s +29,5 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
Codename	Vermeer	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 5000	Core 14000
Release	November 5, 2020	Q4 2023
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$319
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
Cores / threads	12	14
Threads	24	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost clock	4.8 GHz	5.3 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	24 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
TDP / base power	105 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	181 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	90 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
Socket	AM4	LGA1700
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	n/a	2
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
System power idle	92 W	101.5 W
System power load	205 W	318.8 W
CPU package idle	34 W	22 W
CPU package load	122 W	181 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	71 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	5300 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	5300 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i5-14600K (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	DDR4 4400	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, NO Limit Breaker

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