Intel Core i9 14900HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i9 14900HX, vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i9 14900HX and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
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 i9 14900HX
2183
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
2053
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
33619
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
36291
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
130
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
124
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
1780
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
2086
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
4298
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
4150
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
45419
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
62454
Integer Math162.6 GOps/s214.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math116.1 GOps/s130.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search200 M primes/s497 M primes/s
Random String Sort62.8 M strings/s92.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption33.8 GB/s47.2 GB/s
Data Compression560.3 MB/s786.2 MB/s
Physics2753 frames/s5067 frames/s
Extended Instructions324 M matrices/s586 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
3029
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
3003
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900HX
18430
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
19043
File Compression1420 MB/s1550 MB/s
Clang Compilation173.5 KLines/s228.7 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser463.6 pages/s353.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering508.4 MP/sec482.7 MP/sec
Text Processing287.7 pages/s303.7 pages/s
Background Blur54.6 frames/s68.3 frames/s
Photo Processing154.7 frames/s117.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing39.9 MP/sec54.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i9 14900HX
354.31
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
539.45

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 335.1 PPW 158.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 825.8 PPW 520.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 32.4 PPW 17.4 PPW
Blender / W 6.44 PPW 4.5 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 9, 2024 January, 4, 2023
Type Laptop use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number i9-14900HX 7950X3D
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Frequency 2.2 GHz 4.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.8 GHz 5.7 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores16n/a
Threads16n/a
Frequency1.6 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.1 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2416
Threads count3232
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier22x42x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB total128 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 13.1 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 120 W
Max TDP (Boost) 157 W 162 W
Socket BGA-1964 AM5
Critical temp. 100 °C 89 °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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