Home > CPU Comparison > Core i7 14700K or Ryzen 9 5950X: what's better?

Intel Core i7 14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

80 out of 100
Intel Core i7 14700K
VS
63 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Intel Core i7 14700K
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 14700K with 20-cores against the 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with 16-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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the DeviceFacts Score for desktop CPU.
DeviceFacts Final Score
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
πŸ”Œ Usage Scenario:

Value for money (Beta)

Global average CPU prices are used by default! For better accuracy, enter your current prices and click β€œCalculate".
Currency
VS
68.7
(Good)
Value Index
40.4
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5950X and 14700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14700K
  • Newer - released 3 years later
  • Around 41.92 GB/s (88%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 32% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3012 vs 2276 points
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • 14% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
  • Has 31 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 14700K
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i7 14700K +27%
1859
Ryzen 9 5950X
1464
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 668 464
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7576 5693
Cinebench Scores (36th and 76th place)
Submit your benchmark results

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i7 14700K +32%
3012
Ryzen 9 5950X
2276
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 14700K +59%
20262
Ryzen 9 5950X
12728
File compression 1620 MB/sec 1120 MB/sec
Clang compilation 189.2 Klines/sec 147.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 483.7 pages/sec 224.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 547.2 Mpixels/sec 372.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 301.5 pages/sec 222.5 pages/sec
Background blur 76.9 images/sec 28.4 images/sec
Photo processing 169.1 images/sec 85 images/sec
Ray tracing 43.2 Mpixels/sec 38.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1105 & 741 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i7 14700K +28%
4455
Ryzen 9 5950X
3476
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 14700K +15%
51950
Ryzen 9 5950X
45260
Integer math 181.7 GOps/sec 183.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 133.3 GOps/sec 100.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 210M Primes/sec 223M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 74.5M Strings/sec 64.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 39.8 GBytes/sec 39.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 688.3 MBytes/sec 622.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 2925 Frames/sec 1854 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 40.2B Matrices/sec 40.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8587 & 19398 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 14700K +9%
450.16
Ryzen 9 5950X
413.83

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 14.9 PPW 13.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 162.1 PPW 121.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 415.6 PPW 431 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.6 PPW 3.94 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
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-02 (Harley)Cinebench 2026668 / 7576
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-10 (Lonewulf32)Cinebench 2024138 / 2162
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-05 (MrCoffee)Cinebench 2024124 / 1873
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (MiMi)Cinebench 2024128 / 1892
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-15 (AdKraemer)Cinebench 2024122 / 1978
Add View all (35)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (stream pc)Cinebench 2026456 / 4979
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-30 (DDD)Cinebench 2026464 / 5693
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-04 (PhillyBass)Geekbench 6 CPU2259 / 12745
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-04 (PhillyBass)Cinebench 202499 / 1448
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-07 (C0d3M0nk3y)Cinebench 202497 / 1451
Add View all (13)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 14700K and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released October 16, 2023 October 8, 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number i7-14700K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - Intel Core i9 11900K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Intel CPU rating (#16th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#51st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 16
P-Threads 16 32
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.6 GHz 4.9 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 16
Total Threads 28 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 34x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 33MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 4.15 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 105 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 142 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (25th and 72nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 -
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1600 MHz -
Shading Units 256 -
TMUs 16 -
ROPs 8 -
Execution Units 32 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 14700K
0.8 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 5950X
n/a
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 14700K official page AMD Ryzen 9 5950X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
14 (58.3%)
10 (41.7%)
Total votes: 24

Competitors

1. Intel Core i7 14700K vs Intel Core i7 14700 (2)
2. Intel Core i7 14700K vs Intel Core i7 14700F
3. Intel Core i7 14700K vs Intel Core i7 14700KF
4. Intel Core i7 14700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X (6)
5. Intel Core i7 14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
6. Intel Core i7 14700K vs Intel Core i9 13900K (1)
7. AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900
8. AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (5)
9. AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
10. AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Compare other CPUs (460+)

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X or Intel Core i7 14700K?
🌐 Register your profile and become part of DeviceFacts community!
EnglishРусский