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

Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K

Overall performance index

74,3

Rank 12 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 21,1% faster on average

Intel Core i5-14600K AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +12,2 % 328,8fps 374,6fps Multi-thread +33,4 % 104,5points 157,1points Single-thread +16,0 % 131,7points 156,8points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-14600K AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 19.988 points 21.219 points +6,2 %

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +50,3 %

Individual results (17 tests)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.946 px/s 13.052 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 1.134 points 1.309 points +15,4 %

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

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

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 5
Codename	Raptor Lake	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Core 14000	Ryzen 9000
Release	Q4 2023	August 15, 2024
Launch MSRP	US$319	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Cores / threads	14	16
Threads	20	32
Performance cores	6	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.5 GHz	4.3 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 9950X
TDP / base power	125 W	170 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 9 9950X
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 9 9950X
System power idle	95 W	153.9 W
System power load	332 W	329.9 W
CPU package idle	13.6 W	60 W
CPU package load	193 W	196 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	58 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	77 °C
Highest measured clock	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)	5437 MHz
Avg clock in games	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
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 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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