AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core i5-14600K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 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 9950X is 26,8% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Intel Core i5-14600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X wins 24, Intel Core i5-14600K wins 4 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +13,9 % 374,6fps 328,8fps Multi-thread +50,3 % 157,1points 104,5points Single-thread +19,0 % 156,8points 131,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 9950X +13,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.219 points 19.988 points +6,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.332 points 6.429 points +1,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 57.239 points 48.038 points +19,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 428,1 fps 359,3 fps +19,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 323,0 fps 288,0 fps +12,2 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.660 points 23.788 points +0,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 413,6 fps 368,3 fps +12,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 333,5 fps 299,7 fps +11,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 385,1 fps 441,0 fps +14,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 437,8 fps 359,5 fps +21,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +50,3 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 230.436 MIPS 127.706 MIPS +80,4 %

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

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 611,0 s 867,0 s +41,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 53.488 KB/s 37.414 KB/s +43,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.405 points 3.633 points +76,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.156 points 9.348 points +72,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 13.323 points 10.006 points +33,2 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 16.174 points 19.653 points +21,5 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.513 points 10.704 points +54,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 16.910 points 9.921 points +70,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.451 points 7.498 points +26,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.038 points 4.520 points +11,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.596 points 2.277 points +14,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 25.210 points 18.005 points +40,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 13.052 px/s 7.946 px/s +64,3 %

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 +19,0 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.309 points 1.134 points +15,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.564 points 2.041 points +25,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 830,0 px/s 776,0 px/s +7,0 %

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
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
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
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
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
System power idle	153.9 W	95 W
System power load	329.9 W	332 W
CPU package idle	60 W	13.6 W
CPU package load	196 W	193 W
Temperature idle	58 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	77 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	5437 MHz	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	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 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400

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