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Intel Core i9 14900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900

77 out of 100
Intel Core i9 14900
VS
75 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Intel Core i9 14900
AMD Ryzen 9 7900

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core i9 14900 with 24-cores against the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7900 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

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
35.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
54.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7900 and 14900
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900
  • Has 12 more physical cores
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.8 GHz vs 5.4 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 28 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 i9 14900
vs
Ryzen 9 7900

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i9 14900 +25%
2069
Ryzen 9 7900
1657
Cinebench Scores (20th and 54th 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 i9 14900
2835
Ryzen 9 7900 +4%
2947
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i9 14900 +3%
17953
Ryzen 9 7900
17401
File compression 1260 MB/sec 1690 MB/sec
Clang compilation 189.3 Klines/sec 149.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 389.6 pages/sec 341.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 486.5 Mpixels/sec 481.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 292.3 pages/sec 299.8 pages/sec
Background blur 68.5 images/sec 70.3 images/sec
Photo processing 135.6 images/sec 119.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 42.4 Mpixels/sec 31 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 37 & 1146 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i9 14900 +5%
4323
Ryzen 9 7900
4121
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 14900
44561
Ryzen 9 7900 +8%
48032
Integer math 174.9 GOps/sec 162.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 120.2 GOps/sec 97.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 188M Primes/sec 378M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 61M Strings/sec 68.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.5 GBytes/sec 34.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 549.9 MBytes/sec 573.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 2486 Frames/sec 3027 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 30.6B Matrices/sec 41.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 956 & 3274 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 14900 +3%
410.58
Ryzen 9 7900
397.08

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 31.8 PPW 25.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 276.2 PPW 267.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 685.6 PPW 739 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.32 PPW 6.11 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 14900
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2023-12-28 (Aj)Cinebench 2024124 / 2069
Add View all (1)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-03-17 (A_Nobody)Cinebench 2024120 / 1657
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 14900 and AMD Ryzen 9 7900

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 9, 2024 January 10, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number i9-14900 -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - Intel Core i9 13900
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 285 -
Intel CPU rating (#21st place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#20th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 12
P-Threads 16 24
Base Frequency (P) 2.0 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.8 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 -
E-Threads 16 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.3 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 24 12
Total Threads 32 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x 37x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 13.1 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 219 W 142 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (31st and 38th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
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
Core i9 14900 +33%
0.8 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 7900
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 Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 14900 official page AMD Ryzen 9 7900 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Comments

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