Intel Core i9 14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
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We compared two CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900K (desktop) with 24-cores against the 4.0 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS (laptop) with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the DeviceFacts Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900K
- Has 16 more physical cores
- Has 20 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Unlocked multiplier
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- 32% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3171 vs 2394 points
- 15% higher Turbo Boost frequency (6 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
- More powerful Radeon 780M integrated graphics: 4.3 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process β 4 versus 10 nanometers
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (17th and 172nd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1940 MB/sec | 494.2 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 194.6 Klines/sec | 92.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 589.2 pages/sec | 287.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 638.4 Mpixels/sec | 280.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 318.7 pages/sec | 251.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 71.7 images/sec | 65.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 191.6 images/sec | 104.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 41.7 Mpixels/sec | 27.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 209.3 GOps/sec | 99.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 152.1 GOps/sec | 60.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 228M Primes/sec | 90M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 86.6M Strings/sec | 42.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 46.5 GBytes/sec | 20.9 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 785.8 MBytes/sec | 349.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3098 Frames/sec | 1409 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 44.7B Matrices/sec | 26.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 16.7 PPW | 17.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 181 PPW | 219.9 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 466 PPW | 541.7 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.1 PPW | 4.05 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 14900K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-06 (Devansh) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2993 / 18135 |
| π 2026-10-06 (Devansh) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 2611 / 21934 |
| π 2026-10-06 (Devansh) | Cinebench 2026 | 543 / 8307 |
| π 2026-02-24 (Tanvir) | Cinebench 2024 | 129 / 2086 |
| π 2026-01-31 (Kreuz) | Cinebench 2024 | 128 / 1976 |
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-08-12 (Ash) | Cinebench 2024 | 100 / 870 |
| π 2025-07-14 (END) | Cinebench 2024 | 105 / 943 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 14900K and AMD Ryzen 9 8945HSGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | October 16, 2023 | December 6, 2023 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh | Zen 4 (Hawk Point) |
| Model number | i9-14900K | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | Radeon 780M |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | - Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | - AMD Ryzen 9 270 |
Intel CPU rating (#7th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#65th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz | 4.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 6 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | - |
| E-Threads | 16 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.4 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.4 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 24 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 32x | 40x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 25 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 35-54 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 253 W | - |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | FP8 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (#13th place)
Laptop processors ranking (#104th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Radeon 780M |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 800 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1650 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 768 |
| TMUs | 16 | 48 |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 12 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 780M compared to UHD Graphics 770
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-5600 - LPDDR5x-7500 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 14900K official page | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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