Intel Core i5-14600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K

Overall performance index

74,3

Rank 12 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is 7,9% faster on average

Intel Core i5-14600K AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-14600K wins 14, AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 14 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +12,8 % 328,8fps 377,1fps Multi-thread +5,5 % 104,5points 99,1points Single-thread +15,0 % 131,7points 155,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-14600K AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 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 7 9700X +14,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 19.988 points 22.620 points +13,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.429 points 6.226 points +3,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 48.038 points 63.563 points +32,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 359,3 fps 475,4 fps +32,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 288,0 fps 303,0 fps +5,2 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.788 points 23.521 points +1,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 368,3 fps 392,3 fps +6,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 299,7 fps 337,8 fps +12,7 %

Fortnite720p, Low 441,0 fps 370,9 fps +18,9 %

Counter-Strike 2 359,5 fps 404,8 fps +12,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +5,5 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 127.706 MIPS 125.199 MIPS +2,0 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 60,0 s 70,0 s +16,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 867,0 s 934,0 s +7,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 37.414 KB/s 40.012 KB/s +6,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.633 points 3.171 points +14,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.348 points 7.947 points +17,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.006 points 6.609 points +51,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 19.653 points 13.961 points +40,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.704 points 9.048 points +18,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.921 points 9.051 points +9,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.498 points 8.223 points +9,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.520 points 4.869 points +7,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.277 points 2.552 points +12,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 18.005 points 14.481 points +24,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.946 px/s 6.737 px/s +17,9 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 32.383 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 20.422 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +17,7 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.134 points 1.290 points +13,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.041 points 2.545 points +24,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 776,0 px/s 816,0 px/s +5,2 %

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

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 5
Codename	Raptor Lake	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Core 14000	Ryzen 9000
Release	Q4 2023	August 8, 2024
Launch MSRP	US$319	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Cores / threads	14	8
Threads	20	16
Performance cores	6	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	5.5 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	32 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
TDP / base power	125 W	65 W
Max turbo power	181 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Socket	LGA1700	AM5
Memory	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 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 7 9700X
System power idle	95 W	110.6 W
System power load	332 W	195.2 W
CPU package idle	13.6 W	24.4 W
CPU package load	193 W	88 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	49 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	65 °C
Highest measured clock	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)	4777 MHz
Avg clock in games	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LT720	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	n/a	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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