Intel Core i9 14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i9 14900KF, vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i9 14900KF and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
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 14900KF
2290
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
2041
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900KF
40616
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
27817
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900KF
136
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
115
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900KF
2233
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
1533
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900KF
4695
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
4131
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900KF
58864
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
50344
Integer Math210.2 GOps/s161.1 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math152.8 GOps/s97.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search234 M primes/s446 M primes/s
Random String Sort87.2 M strings/s70.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption46.8 GB/s35.3 GB/s
Data Compression792.8 MB/s594.3 MB/s
Physics3216 frames/s4734 frames/s
Extended Instructions452 M matrices/s446 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900KF
3220
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
3024
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 14900KF
20374
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
18277
File Compression1590 MB/s1710 MB/s
Clang Compilation200.6 KLines/s170.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser491.5 pages/s353.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering554.9 MP/sec495.8 MP/sec
Text Processing315.7 pages/s301.6 pages/s
Background Blur74.9 frames/s68.4 frames/s
Photo Processing151.1 frames/s118.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing44.2 MP/sec36.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i9 14900KF
516.28
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
400.33

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 163 PPW 152.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 470.9 PPW 419.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 17.9 PPW 12.8 PPW
Blender / W 4.13 PPW 3.34 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced October, 16, 2023 January, 4, 2023
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number i9-14900KF n/a
Integrated GPU No Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Frequency 3.2 GHz 4.4 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
Multiplier32x44x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB total128 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesn/a

Package

Transistor count n/a 13.1 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 120 W
Max TDP (Boost) 253 W 162 W
Socket LGA-1700 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

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

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