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Intel Core i7 14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

80 out of 100
Intel Core i7 14700K
VS
85 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Intel Core i7 14700K
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 14700K with 20-cores against the 4.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 9900X with 12-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 (1)

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
71.1
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9900X and 14700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14700K
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
  • More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 31 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer - released 8 months later
  • 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3340 vs 3012 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 14700K
vs
Ryzen 9 9900X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 668 763
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7576 7580
Cinebench Scores (36th and 42nd 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)
Core i7 14700K
3012
Ryzen 9 9900X +11%
3340
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 14700K +4%
20262
Ryzen 9 9900X
19543
File compression 1620 MB/sec 1510 MB/sec
Clang compilation 189.2 Klines/sec 191.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 483.7 pages/sec 361.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 547.2 Mpixels/sec 534 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 301.5 pages/sec 350.5 pages/sec
Background blur 76.9 images/sec 82.7 images/sec
Photo processing 169.1 images/sec 118.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 43.2 Mpixels/sec 45.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1105 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 14700K
51950
Ryzen 9 9900X +5%
54325
Integer math 181.7 GOps/sec 180.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 133.3 GOps/sec 119.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 210M Primes/sec 432M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 74.5M Strings/sec 71.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 39.8 GBytes/sec 33.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 688.3 MBytes/sec 678.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 2925 Frames/sec 3330 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 40.2B Matrices/sec 54.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8587 & 6489 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 14700K
450.16
Ryzen 9 9900X +1%
454.53

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 14.9 PPW 15.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 162.1 PPW 162.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 415.6 PPW 452.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.6 PPW 3.79 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
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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 (Alenaes)Cinebench 2026773 / 7971
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (Alenaes)Cinebench 2024139 / 1841
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (Alenaes)Cinebench 2026763 / 7580
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-01 (PLL)Cinebench 2024137 / 1853
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 (freziontechno)Cinebench 2026759 / 7584
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 14700K and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

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 i7-14700K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - Intel Core i9 14900K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus -
Intel CPU rating (#16th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 12
P-Threads 16 24
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.6 GHz 5.6 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 12
Total Threads 28 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 44x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 33MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 120 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 162 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (25th and 15th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics
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 9 9900X
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) compared to UHD Graphics 770

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 i7 14700K official page AMD Ryzen 9 9900X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X or Intel Core i7 14700K?
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anonymous participant February 9, 2025 at 07:41 AM
is the blender score correct here? 9900x edging past 14700?
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