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Intel Core i7 14700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X

80 out of 100
Intel Core i7 14700K
VS
67 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X
Intel Core i7 14700K
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 14700K with 20-cores against the 4.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 7800X with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
68.7
(Good)
Value Index
41.1
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7800X and 14700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14700K
  • Has 12 more physical cores
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • Newer - released 10 months later
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 5.4 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 7 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 14700K
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i7 14700K +46%
1859
Ryzen 7 7800X
1270
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 668 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7576 -
Cinebench Scores (36th and 101st place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1620 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 189.2 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 483.7 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 547.2 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 301.5 pages/sec -
Background blur 76.9 images/sec -
Photo processing 169.1 images/sec -
Ray tracing 43.2 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1] โ€“ 1105 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 181.7 GOps/sec 41.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 133.3 GOps/sec 25.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 210M Primes/sec 45M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 74.5M Strings/sec 23.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 39.8 GBytes/sec 4.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 688.3 MBytes/sec 185.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 2925 Frames/sec 813 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 40.2B Matrices/sec 15.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] โ€“ 8587 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 14.9 PPW 12.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 162.1 PPW -
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 415.6 PPW -
Blender / Watt 3.6 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 14700K
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-02 (Harley)Cinebench 2026668 / 7576
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-10 (Lonewulf32)Cinebench 2024138 / 2162
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-05 (MrCoffee)Cinebench 2024124 / 1873
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-24 (MiMi)Cinebench 2024128 / 1892
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-15 (AdKraemer)Cinebench 2024122 / 1978
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 14700K and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released October 16, 2023 January 10, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number i7-14700K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - Intel Core i7 13700K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus -
Intel CPU rating (#16th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#43rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.6 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 -
E-Threads 12 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.5 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.3 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 20 8
Total Threads 28 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 45x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) -
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 33MB (shared) 40MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 105 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W -
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (25th and 58th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1600 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 256 128
TMUs 16 8
ROPs 8 4
Execution Units 32 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 14700K +33%
0.8 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 7800X
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) compared to UHD Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes -

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 14700K official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28
Further details
Notes on Ryzen 7 7800X:
    - This CPU was never released for the retail market.

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
5 (62.5%)
3 (37.5%)
Total votes: 8

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Comments

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