AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Intel Core i9-14900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i9-14900K

Overall performance index

90,6

Rank 3 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Intel Core i9-14900K is 7,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Intel Core i9-14900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 7, Intel Core i9-14900K wins 21 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +8,8 % 337,0fps 369,4fps Multi-thread +14,0 % 128,4points 149,4points Single-thread +0,8 % 149,6points 148,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Intel Core i9-14900K 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 +9,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.341 points 21.373 points +16,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.204 points 6.495 points +4,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.031 points 55.772 points +11,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,2 fps 417,2 fps +11,5 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 293,0 fps 336,0 fps +14,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.617 points 23.698 points +0,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 381,9 fps 421,4 fps +10,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,7 fps 303,2 fps +1,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 331,4 fps 589,9 fps +78,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 459,5 fps 384,7 fps +19,4 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +16,3 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 178.176 MIPS 202.170 MIPS +13,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 44,0 s 37,0 s +18,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 695,0 s 701,0 s +0,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 47.354 KB/s 55.178 KB/s +16,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 5.061 points 6.329 points +25,1 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 12.630 points 15.231 points +20,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.368 points 13.688 points +32,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.710 points 24.267 points +54,5 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 13.830 points 17.193 points +24,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 12.659 points 12.126 points +4,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.135 points 9.067 points +0,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.854 points 4.873 points +0,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.498 points 2.466 points +1,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 21.444 points 26.766 points +24,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 10.508 px/s 12.907 px/s +22,8 %

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 +0,8 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.267 points 1.260 points +0,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.510 points 2.335 points +7,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 712,0 px/s 858,0 px/s +20,5 %

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 i9-14900K
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$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	Intel Core i9-14900K
Cores / threads	12	24
Threads	24	32
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	4.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5.6 GHz	6 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	Intel Core i9-14900K
TDP / base power	120 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	253 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	Intel Core i9-14900K
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 i9-14900K
System power idle	122.2 W	92 W
System power load	292.1 W	417 W
CPU package idle	27.5 W	17.8 W
CPU package load	162 W	253 W
Temperature idle	44 °C	33 °C
Temperature load	90 °C	84 °C
Highest measured clock	5305 MHz	6000 MHz (P) / 4400 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	Intel Core i9-14900K
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 · Peak 333 WATT and 520 W Socket, 100°C temps. LIMIT ist Kühlung

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