AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Intel Core i5-14600K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 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 9900X is 12,7% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Intel Core i5-14600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 21, Intel Core i5-14600K wins 7 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +2,5 % 337,0fps 328,8fps Multi-thread +22,8 % 128,4points 104,5points Single-thread +13,6 % 149,6points 131,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 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 9900X +2,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.341 points 19.988 points +9,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.204 points 6.429 points +3,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.031 points 48.038 points +4,1 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,2 fps 359,3 fps +4,1 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 293,0 fps 288,0 fps +1,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.617 points 23.788 points +0,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 381,9 fps 368,3 fps +3,7 %

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

Fortnite720p, Low 331,4 fps 441,0 fps +33,1 %

Counter-Strike 2 459,5 fps 359,5 fps +27,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +22,8 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 178.176 MIPS 127.706 MIPS +39,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 44,0 s 60,0 s +36,4 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 695,0 s 867,0 s +24,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 47.354 KB/s 37.414 KB/s +26,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 5.061 points 3.633 points +39,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 12.630 points 9.348 points +35,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.368 points 10.006 points +3,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.710 points 19.653 points +25,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 13.830 points 10.704 points +29,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 12.659 points 9.921 points +27,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.135 points 7.498 points +21,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.854 points 4.520 points +7,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.498 points 2.277 points +9,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 21.444 points 18.005 points +19,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 10.508 px/s 7.946 px/s +32,2 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +13,6 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.267 points 1.134 points +11,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.510 points 2.041 points +23,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 712,0 px/s 776,0 px/s +9,0 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.334 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.398 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 9900X	Intel Core i5-14600K
Architecture	Zen 5	n/a
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core 14000
Release	August 15, 2024	Q4 2023
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$319
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	Intel Core i5-14600K
Cores / threads	12	14
Threads	24	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.4 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 9900X	Intel Core i5-14600K
TDP / base power	120 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	181 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	Intel Core i5-14600K
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9900X	Intel Core i5-14600K
System power idle	122.2 W	95 W
System power load	292.1 W	332 W
CPU package idle	27.5 W	13.6 W
CPU package load	162 W	193 W
Temperature idle	44 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	90 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	5305 MHz	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	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	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 · Bei Last Springt Verbrauch kaum	DDR5-6400

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