AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i5 14600KF

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, vs Intel Core i5 14600KF. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and Intel Core i5 14600KF
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
2213
Intel Core i5 14600KF
2063
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
20228
Intel Core i5 14600KF
24119
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
138
Intel Core i5 14600KF
119
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
1299
Intel Core i5 14600KF
1302
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
4658
Intel Core i5 14600KF
4277
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
37223
Intel Core i5 14600KF
38850
Integer Math120.4 GOps/s126.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math79.1 GOps/s93.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search191 M primes/s161 M primes/s
Random String Sort47 M strings/s52 M strings/s
Data Encryption21.9 GB/s27.8 GB/s
Data Compression438 MB/s488.7 MB/s
Physics2244 frames/s2452 frames/s
Extended Instructions353 M matrices/s29 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
3331
Intel Core i5 14600KF
2750
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
17511
Intel Core i5 14600KF
16715
File Compression1650 MB/s1470 MB/s
Clang Compilation140.9 KLines/s126.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser323.7 pages/s391.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering501 MP/sec468 MP/sec
Text Processing351.5 pages/s280 pages/s
Background Blur88.2 frames/s68.1 frames/s
Photo Processing127.3 frames/s155.3 frames/s
Ray Tracing30.6 MP/sec29.4 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
300.7
Intel Core i5 14600KF
312.96

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 269.4 PPW 133.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 572.7 PPW 310.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 20 PPW 10.4 PPW
Blender / W 4.63 PPW 2.5 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD Intel
Announced June, 3, 2024 October, 16, 2023
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number n/a i5-14600KF
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Frequency 3.8 GHz 3.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.5 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a8
Threadsn/a8
Frequencyn/a2.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a4 GHz
General
Cores count814
Threads count1620
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier38x35x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache32 MB total24 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 8.3 billion n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 125 W
Max TDP (Boost) 142 W 181 W
Socket AM5 LGA-1700
Critical temp. 95 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5600 - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Max Size 192 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 89.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 20

Results

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Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
20 (80%)
5 (20%)
Total Votes: 25

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