Intel Core i9 14900K vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900K with 24-cores against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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
62.2
(Average)
Value Index
83.3
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9700X and 14900K
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900K
  • Has 16 more physical cores
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (6 GHz vs 5.5 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
  • More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 7 months later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
2086
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 760
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 4822
Cinebench Scores (17th and 90th place)

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)
22629
File compression 1940 MB/sec 1650 MB/sec
Clang compilation 194.6 Klines/sec 140.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 589.2 pages/sec 323.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 638.4 Mpixels/sec 501 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 318.7 pages/sec 351.5 pages/sec
Background blur 71.7 images/sec 88.2 images/sec
Photo processing 191.6 images/sec 127.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.7 Mpixels/sec 30.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 644 & 4 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
58245
Integer math 209.3 GOps/sec 119.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 152.1 GOps/sec 78.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 228M Primes/sec 190M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 86.6M Strings/sec 46.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 46.5 GBytes/sec 21.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 785.8 MBytes/sec 434.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 3098 Frames/sec 2214 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 44.7B Matrices/sec 35.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 13248 & 9483 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
512.57

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.7 PPW 20.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 181 PPW 269.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 466 PPW 568.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.1 PPW 4.63 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 i9 14900K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Devansh)Geekbench 6 CPU2993 / 18135
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Devansh)Geekbench 7 CPU2611 / 21934
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Devansh)Cinebench 2026543 / 8307
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-24 (Tanvir)Cinebench 2024129 / 2086
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-31 (Kreuz)Cinebench 2024128 / 1976
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (none)Cinebench 2026705 / 4273
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (NDHK)Cinebench 2026712 / 4879
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-28 (Curry)Cinebench 2024137 / 1147
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-26 (Worldbreaker76)Cinebench 2026779 / 5648
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-26 (Worldbreaker76)Cinebench 2024136 / 1323

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 14900K and AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released October 16, 2023 June 3, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number i9-14900K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon 610M
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - Intel Core i7 14700K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K -
Intel CPU rating (#7th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#17th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 6 GHz 5.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 -
E-Threads 16 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.4 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.4 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 24 8
Total Threads 32 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 32x 38x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 142 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Die Size - 70.6 mmΒ²
Desktop CPU ranking (13th and 33rd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon 610M
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1650 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 256 128
TMUs 16 8
ROPs 8 4
Execution Units 32 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.8 TFLOPS
0.6 TFLOPS

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 14900K official page AMD Ryzen 7 9700X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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