Intel Core i5-14600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

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Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K

Overall performance index

74,3

Rank 12 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Overall performance index

68,4

Rank 17 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K is 8,6% faster on average

Intel Core i5-14600K AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-14600K wins 22, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X wins 6 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +3,4 % 328,8fps 340,4fps Multi-thread +31,9 % 104,5points 79,2points Single-thread +0,5 % 131,7points 131,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-14600K AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 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 5 7600X +3,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 19.988 points 20.940 points +4,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.429 points 6.279 points +2,4 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 48.038 points 51.628 points +7,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 359,3 fps 386,2 fps +7,5 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 288,0 fps 284,0 fps +1,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.788 points 23.364 points +1,8 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 368,3 fps 362,1 fps +1,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 299,7 fps 329,4 fps +9,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 441,0 fps 388,2 fps +13,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 359,5 fps 369,9 fps +2,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +31,9 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 127.706 MIPS 93.308 MIPS +36,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 60,0 s 94,0 s +56,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 867,0 s 1.081 s +24,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 37.414 KB/s 28.831 KB/s +29,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.633 points 2.305 points +57,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.348 points 5.449 points +71,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.006 points 5.189 points +92,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 19.653 points 10.193 points +92,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.704 points 7.344 points +45,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.921 points 7.269 points +36,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.498 points 5.923 points +26,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.520 points 3.519 points +28,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.277 points 2.082 points +9,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 18.005 points 11.391 points +58,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.946 px/s 5.302 px/s +49,9 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +0,5 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.134 points 1.078 points +5,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.041 points 2.126 points +4,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 776,0 px/s 727,0 px/s +6,7 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Raptor Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core 14000	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q4 2023	September 27, 2022
Launch MSRP	US$319	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Cores / threads	14	6
Threads	20	12
Performance cores	6	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.5 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	5.3 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	32 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
TDP / base power	125 W	105 W
Max turbo power	181 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Socket	LGA1700	AM5
Memory	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe lanes	20	n/a
Integrated graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
System power idle	95 W	85 W
System power load	332 W	191 W
CPU package idle	13.6 W	22 W
CPU package load	193 W	112 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	28 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)	5445 MHz
Avg clock in games	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne	5445 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi	n/a
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LT720	n/a
BIOS	n/a	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6000

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