AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch)

Overall performance index

85,9

Rank 4 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch) is 28,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 0, Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch) wins 28 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +19,6 % 269,9fps 335,8fps Multi-thread +36,6 % 89,8points 141,7points Single-thread +27,8 % 106,0points 146,8points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Intel Core i9-14900K (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 i9-14900K (0x125 Patch) +24,4 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 20.822 points +30,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.471 points +1,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 56.472 points +25,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 422,4 fps +25,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 220,0 fps +7,3 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.596 points +9,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 426,6 fps +43,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 274,3 fps +14,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps 393,6 fps +4,8 %

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 433,9 fps +15,0 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch) +57,7 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 193.281 MIPS +65,0 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 38,0 s +63,2 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 754,0 s +30,0 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 51.150 KB/s +140,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 5.651 points +63,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 13.919 points +74,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 11.819 points +60,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 19.989 points +67,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 15.683 points +53,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 11.585 points +40,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 8.906 points +76,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 4.861 points +64,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 2.486 points +39,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 24.684 points +102,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 12.348 px/s +75,3 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K (0x125 Patch) +38,5 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 1.276 points +33,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 2.278 points +40,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 851,0 px/s +41,6 %

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 (0x125 Patch)
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 (0x125 Patch)
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 (0x125 Patch)
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 (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 i9-14900K (0x125 Patch)
System power idle	92 W	104 W
System power load	205 W	422.2 W
CPU package idle	34 W	87.7 W
CPU package load	122 W	253 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	39 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	82 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	5700 MHz (P) / 4400 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	5600 MHz (P) / 4400 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i9-14900K (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 · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich

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