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

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K

Overall performance index

74,3

Rank 12 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Intel Core i5-14600K is 17,2% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Intel Core i5-14600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 1, Intel Core i5-14600K wins 27 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +17,9 % 269,9fps 328,8fps Multi-thread +14,1 % 89,8points 104,5points Single-thread +19,5 % 106,0points 131,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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

Intel Core i5-14600K +21,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 19.988 points +25,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.429 points +1,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 48.038 points +6,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 359,3 fps +6,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 288,0 fps +40,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.788 points +10,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 368,3 fps +24,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 299,7 fps +24,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps 441,0 fps +17,4 %

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 359,5 fps +5,0 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +16,4 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 127.706 MIPS +9,0 %

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

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 867,0 s +13,0 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 37.414 KB/s +75,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 3.633 points +5,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 9.348 points +17,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 10.006 points +35,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 19.653 points +64,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 10.704 points +4,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 9.921 points +20,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 7.498 points +48,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 4.520 points +52,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 2.277 points +28,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 18.005 points +48,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 7.946 px/s +12,8 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +24,2 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 1.134 points +19,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 2.041 points +25,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 776,0 px/s +29,1 %

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
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
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
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
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
System power idle	92 W	95 W
System power load	205 W	332 W
CPU package idle	34 W	13.6 W
CPU package load	122 W	193 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	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	DDR4 4400	DDR5-6400

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