Intel Core i9 14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i9 14900K, vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i9 14900K 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 i9 14900K
2293
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
2016
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900K
40400
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
29300
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900K
128
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
118
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900K
2075
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
1559
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900K
4711
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
4243
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900K
59102
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
51477
Integer Math211.8 GOps/s169.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math153.9 GOps/s104.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Search233 M primes/s387 M primes/s
Random String Sort87.5 M strings/s74.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption47.2 GB/s37.3 GB/s
Data Compression800.1 MB/s633.8 MB/s
Physics3174 frames/s3064 frames/s
Extended Instructions456 M matrices/s477 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900K
3171
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
2873
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900K
22629
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
18246
File Compression1940 MB/s1810 MB/s
Clang Compilation194.6 KLines/s175.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser589.2 pages/s360.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering638.4 MP/sec535.6 MP/sec
Text Processing318.7 pages/s299.8 pages/s
Background Blur71.7 frames/s52.2 frames/s
Photo Processing191.6 frames/s121.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing41.7 MP/sec39.1 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i9 14900K
512.57
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
420.06

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 181 PPW 107.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 472.8 PPW 302.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 16.6 PPW 9.2 PPW
Blender / W 4.1 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 i9-14900K n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Frequency 3.2 GHz 4.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 6 GHz 5.6 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores16n/a
Threads16n/a
Frequency2.4 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.4 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2412
Threads count3224
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier32x47x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache36 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) 253 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

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i9 14900K the clear winner in this comparison.

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