Intel Core i5 14600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 14600K, vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 14600K and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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)
Intel Core i5 14600K
2072
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
2006
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
25270
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
19872
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
113
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
116
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
1347
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
1106
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
4268
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
4192
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
38666
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
35862
Integer Math125.5 GOps/s113.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math92.8 GOps/s69.3 GOps/s
Prime Number Search161 M primes/s183 M primes/s
Random String Sort51.7 M strings/s49.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption27.6 GB/s24.9 GB/s
Data Compression483.7 MB/s422.3 MB/s
Physics2460 frames/s2067 frames/s
Extended Instructions287 M matrices/s322 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
2804
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
2931
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
15949
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
15478
File Compression1500 MB/s1560 MB/s
Clang Compilation140.5 KLines/s120.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser429.5 pages/s298 pages/s
PDF Rendering507.8 MP/sec437.3 MP/sec
Text Processing288.4 pages/s300.6 pages/s
Background Blur74 frames/s72.1 frames/s
Photo Processing154.2 frames/s114.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing31.5 MP/sec26.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 14600K
304.64
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
284.16

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 127.6 PPW 147.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 309.3 PPW 341.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 10.8 PPW 10.5 PPW
Blender / W 2.44 PPW 2.71 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced October, 16, 2023 September, 29, 2022
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number i5-14600K n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Frequency 3.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.3 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency2.6 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4 GHzn/a
General
Cores count148
Threads count2016
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier35x45x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 6.57 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 105 W
Max TDP (Boost) 181 W 142 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
DDR5-5200
Max Size 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 28

Results

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