Intel Core i5 14600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 14600K, vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 14600K and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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 9 7900X
2016
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
25270
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
29300
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
113
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
118
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
1347
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
1559
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
4268
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
4243
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
38666
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
51477
Integer Math125.5 GOps/s169.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math92.8 GOps/s104.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Search161 M primes/s387 M primes/s
Random String Sort51.7 M strings/s74.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption27.6 GB/s37.3 GB/s
Data Compression483.7 MB/s633.8 MB/s
Physics2460 frames/s3064 frames/s
Extended Instructions287 M matrices/s477 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
2804
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
2873
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14600K
15949
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
18246
File Compression1500 MB/s1810 MB/s
Clang Compilation140.5 KLines/s175.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser429.5 pages/s360.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering507.8 MP/sec535.6 MP/sec
Text Processing288.4 pages/s299.8 pages/s
Background Blur74 frames/s52.2 frames/s
Photo Processing154.2 frames/s121.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing31.5 MP/sec39.1 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 14600K
304.64
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
420.06

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 127.6 PPW 107.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 309.3 PPW 302.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 10.8 PPW 9.2 PPW
Blender / W 2.44 PPW 2.47 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 12
Threads 12 24
Frequency 3.5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.3 GHz 5.6 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency2.6 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1412
Threads count2024
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier35x47x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 13.14 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 170 W
Max TDP (Boost) 181 W 230 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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