AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i5-14600K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K

Overall performance index

74,3

Rank 12 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is 5,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Intel Core i5-14600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 13, Intel Core i5-14600K wins 15 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +0,3 % 327,9fps 328,8fps Multi-thread +15,9 % 121,1points 104,5points Single-thread +0,2 % 132,0points 131,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 +0,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.044 points 19.988 points +10,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.266 points 6.429 points +2,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 53.424 points 48.038 points +11,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 399,6 fps 359,3 fps +11,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 272,0 fps 288,0 fps +5,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.430 points 23.788 points +1,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 358,1 fps 368,3 fps +2,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 281,9 fps 299,7 fps +6,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 330,2 fps 441,0 fps +33,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 392,1 fps 359,5 fps +9,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +15,9 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 168.704 MIPS 127.706 MIPS +32,1 %

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

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 737,0 s 867,0 s +17,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 49.402 KB/s 37.414 KB/s +32,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.736 points 3.633 points +30,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 11.225 points 9.348 points +20,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.465 points 10.006 points +5,7 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.689 points 19.653 points +25,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 12.711 points 10.704 points +18,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.614 points 9.921 points +3,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.674 points 7.498 points +32,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.447 points 4.520 points +31,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.024 points 2.277 points +12,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 19.493 points 18.005 points +8,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.630 px/s 7.946 px/s +21,2 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 28.752 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +0,2 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.091 points 1.134 points +3,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.141 points 2.041 points +4,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 776,0 px/s +6,7 %

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
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
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
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
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
System power idle	126 W	95 W
System power load	288 W	332 W
CPU package idle	38.8 W	13.6 W
CPU package load	175 W	193 W
Temperature idle	45.7 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	77.1 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	5656 MHz	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5381 MHz	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	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	DDR5-6400 Ares, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD	DDR5-6400

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