AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)

Overall performance index

74,1

Rank 13 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is 5,4% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 14, Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) wins 14 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +0,9 % 327,9fps 324,9fps Multi-thread +15,8 % 121,1points 104,6points Single-thread +0,1 % 132,0points 131,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +0,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.044 points 19.416 points +7,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.266 points 6.492 points +3,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 53.424 points 49.053 points +8,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 399,6 fps 366,9 fps +8,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 272,0 fps 277,0 fps +1,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.430 points 23.904 points +2,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 358,1 fps 365,6 fps +2,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 281,9 fps 289,9 fps +2,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 330,2 fps 353,2 fps +7,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 392,1 fps 371,5 fps +5,5 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +15,8 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 168.704 MIPS 130.226 MIPS +29,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 49,0 s 60,0 s +22,4 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 737,0 s 875,0 s +18,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 49.402 KB/s 35.323 KB/s +39,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.736 points 3.619 points +30,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 11.225 points 9.084 points +23,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.465 points 8.048 points +17,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.689 points 18.817 points +19,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 12.711 points 10.711 points +18,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.614 points 10.038 points +4,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.674 points 7.460 points +31,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.447 points 4.486 points +30,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.024 points 2.264 points +11,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 19.493 points 17.856 points +9,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.630 px/s 8.132 px/s +18,4 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 28.752 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +0,1 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.091 points 1.132 points +3,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.141 points 2.046 points +4,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 778,0 px/s +7,0 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.897 points –

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 14000
Release	September 27, 2022	Q4 2023
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$319
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	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	4.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.6 GHz	5.3 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	24 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
TDP / base power	170 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	181 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	n/a	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
System power idle	126 W	101.5 W
System power load	288 W	318.8 W
CPU package idle	38.8 W	22 W
CPU package load	175 W	181 W
Temperature idle	45.7 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	77.1 °C	71 °C
Highest measured clock	5656 MHz	5300 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5381 MHz	5300 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	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	DDR5-6400 Ares, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, NO Limit Breaker

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