AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 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 9950X is 27,2% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X wins 25, Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) wins 3 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +15,3 % 374,6fps 324,9fps Multi-thread +50,1 % 157,1points 104,6points Single-thread +18,9 % 156,8points 131,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 9950X +15,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.219 points 19.416 points +9,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.332 points 6.492 points +2,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 57.239 points 49.053 points +16,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 428,1 fps 366,9 fps +16,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 323,0 fps 277,0 fps +16,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.660 points 23.904 points +1,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 413,6 fps 365,6 fps +13,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 333,5 fps 289,9 fps +15,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 385,1 fps 353,2 fps +9,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 437,8 fps 371,5 fps +17,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +50,1 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 230.436 MIPS 130.226 MIPS +77,0 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 33,0 s 60,0 s +81,8 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 611,0 s 875,0 s +43,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 53.488 KB/s 35.323 KB/s +51,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.405 points 3.619 points +77,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.156 points 9.084 points +77,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 13.323 points 8.048 points +65,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 16.174 points 18.817 points +16,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.513 points 10.711 points +54,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 16.910 points 10.038 points +68,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.451 points 7.460 points +26,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.038 points 4.486 points +12,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.596 points 2.264 points +14,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 25.210 points 17.856 points +41,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 13.052 px/s 8.132 px/s +60,5 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 41.428 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 21.953 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +18,9 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.309 points 1.132 points +15,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.564 points 2.046 points +25,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 830,0 px/s 778,0 px/s +6,7 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.277 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.463 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 9950X	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
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 9950X	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
Cores / threads	16	14
Threads	32	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.3 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 9950X	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
TDP / base power	170 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 9950X	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
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 9950X	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
System power idle	153.9 W	101.5 W
System power load	329.9 W	318.8 W
CPU package idle	60 W	22 W
CPU package load	196 W	181 W
Temperature idle	58 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	77 °C	71 °C
Highest measured clock	5437 MHz	5300 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	5300 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	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 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, NO Limit Breaker

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