Intel Core i5-14600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K

Overall performance index

74,3

Rank 12 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 13,0% faster on average

Intel Core i5-14600K AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-14600K wins 11, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 17 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +4,5 % 328,8fps 344,3fps Multi-thread +28,3 % 104,5points 145,8points Single-thread +3,8 % 131,7points 137,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-14600K AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X +4,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 19.988 points 21.343 points +6,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.429 points 6.323 points +1,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 48.038 points 55.240 points +15,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 359,3 fps 413,2 fps +15,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 288,0 fps 295,0 fps +2,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.788 points 23.471 points +1,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 368,3 fps 370,8 fps +0,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 299,7 fps 298,3 fps +0,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 441,0 fps 352,7 fps +25,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 359,5 fps 371,7 fps +3,4 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +39,5 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 127.706 MIPS 206.980 MIPS +62,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 60,0 s 36,0 s +66,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 867,0 s 679,0 s +27,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 37.414 KB/s 54.074 KB/s +44,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.633 points 6.287 points +73,1 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.348 points 14.994 points +60,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.006 points 12.684 points +26,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 19.653 points 15.658 points +25,5 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.704 points 16.621 points +55,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.921 points 9.824 points +1,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.498 points 5.573 points +34,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.520 points 3.301 points +36,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.277 points 2.162 points +5,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 18.005 points 23.310 points +29,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.946 px/s 12.516 px/s +57,5 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +4,0 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.134 points 1.130 points +0,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.041 points 2.234 points +9,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 776,0 px/s 745,0 px/s +4,2 %

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 9 7950X
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 9 7950X
Cores / threads	14	16
Threads	20	32
Performance cores	6	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
TDP / base power	125 W	170 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 9 7950X
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 9 7950X
System power idle	95 W	89 W
System power load	332 W	325 W
CPU package idle	13.6 W	35 W
CPU package load	193 W	219 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	92.8 °C
Highest measured clock	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)	5745 MHz
Avg clock in games	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne	5620 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400

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