AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i9-14900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 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 32,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Intel Core i9-14900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 0, Intel Core i9-14900K wins 28 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +26,9 % 269,9fps 369,4fps Multi-thread +39,8 % 89,8points 149,4points Single-thread +28,6 % 106,0points 148,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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

Intel Core i9-14900K +36,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 21.373 points +33,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.495 points +2,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 55.772 points +23,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 417,2 fps +23,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 336,0 fps +63,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.698 points +9,9 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 421,4 fps +42,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 303,2 fps +26,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps 589,9 fps +57,1 %

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 384,7 fps +1,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +66,2 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 202.170 MIPS +72,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 37,0 s +67,6 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 701,0 s +39,8 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 55.178 KB/s +159,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 6.329 points +83,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 15.231 points +90,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 13.688 points +85,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 24.267 points +103,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 17.193 points +68,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 12.126 points +47,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 9.067 points +79,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 4.873 points +64,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 2.466 points +38,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 26.766 points +120,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 12.907 px/s +83,2 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +40,0 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 1.260 points +32,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 2.335 points +43,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 858,0 px/s +42,8 %

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 i9-14900K
Codename	Vermeer	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 5000	Core 14000
Release	November 5, 2020	Q4 2023
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i9-14900K
Cores / threads	12	24
Threads	24	32
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	4.8 GHz	6 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i9-14900K
TDP / base power	105 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	253 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	90 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i9-14900K
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 i9-14900K
System power idle	92 W	92 W
System power load	205 W	417 W
CPU package idle	34 W	17.8 W
CPU package load	122 W	253 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	33 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	84 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	6000 MHz (P) / 4400 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	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	DDR4 4400	DDR5-6400 · Peak 333 WATT and 520 W Socket, 100°C temps. LIMIT ist Kühlung

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