AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Intel Core i5-14600K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 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 7950X is 15,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Intel Core i5-14600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 17, Intel Core i5-14600K wins 11 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +4,7 % 344,3fps 328,8fps Multi-thread +39,5 % 145,8points 104,5points Single-thread +4,0 % 137,0points 131,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +4,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.343 points 19.988 points +6,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.323 points 6.429 points +1,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.240 points 48.038 points +15,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 413,2 fps 359,3 fps +15,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 295,0 fps 288,0 fps +2,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.471 points 23.788 points +1,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 370,8 fps 368,3 fps +0,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,3 fps 299,7 fps +0,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 352,7 fps 441,0 fps +25,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 371,7 fps 359,5 fps +3,4 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +39,5 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 206.980 MIPS 127.706 MIPS +62,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 36,0 s 60,0 s +66,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 679,0 s 867,0 s +27,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 54.074 KB/s 37.414 KB/s +44,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.287 points 3.633 points +73,1 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 14.994 points 9.348 points +60,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 12.684 points 10.006 points +26,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.658 points 19.653 points +25,5 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.621 points 10.704 points +55,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.824 points 9.921 points +1,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.573 points 7.498 points +34,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.301 points 4.520 points +36,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.162 points 2.277 points +5,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 23.310 points 18.005 points +29,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s 7.946 px/s +57,5 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +4,0 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.130 points 1.134 points +0,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.234 points 2.041 points +9,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 745,0 px/s 776,0 px/s +4,2 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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 7950X	Intel Core i5-14600K
Cores / threads	16	14
Threads	32	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	5.3 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	24 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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 7950X	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	PCIe 5.0	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 7950X	Intel Core i5-14600K
System power idle	89 W	95 W
System power load	325 W	332 W
CPU package idle	35 W	13.6 W
CPU package load	219 W	193 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	92.8 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	5745 MHz	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5620 MHz	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400

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