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Intel Core i9 14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

86 out of 100
Intel Core i9 14900K
VS
85 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Intel Core i9 14900K
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900K with 24-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

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
71.1
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9900X and 14900K
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900K
  • Has 12 more physical cores
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (6 GHz vs 5.6 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
  • More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 28 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer - released 8 months later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 14900K
vs
Ryzen 9 9900X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i9 14900K +15%
2086
Ryzen 9 9900X
1810
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 763
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 7580
Cinebench Scores (17th and 42nd 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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i9 14900K +16%
22629
Ryzen 9 9900X
19543
File compression 1940 MB/sec 1510 MB/sec
Clang compilation 194.6 Klines/sec 191.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 589.2 pages/sec 361.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 638.4 Mpixels/sec 534 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 318.7 pages/sec 350.5 pages/sec
Background blur 71.7 images/sec 82.7 images/sec
Photo processing 191.6 images/sec 118.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.7 Mpixels/sec 45.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 644 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 14900K +7%
58245
Ryzen 9 9900X
54325
Integer math 209.3 GOps/sec 180.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 152.1 GOps/sec 119.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 228M Primes/sec 432M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 86.6M Strings/sec 71.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 46.5 GBytes/sec 33.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 785.8 MBytes/sec 678.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 3098 Frames/sec 3330 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 44.7B Matrices/sec 54.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 13248 & 6489 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 14900K +13%
512.57
Ryzen 9 9900X
454.53

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.7 PPW 15.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 181 PPW 162.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 466 PPW 452.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.1 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 i9 14900K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-24 (Tanvir)Cinebench 2024129 / 2086
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-31 (Kreuz)Cinebench 2024128 / 1976
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-15 (Lil-Shady)Cinebench 2024136 / 2103
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-10 (Astromavic)Cinebench 2024134 / 1989
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-14 (cinebench251114)Cinebench 2024134 / 2114
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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 i9 14900K 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 i9-14900K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - Intel Core i9 14900K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K -
Intel CPU rating (#7th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 12
P-Threads 16 24
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 4.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 6 GHz 5.6 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 12
Total Threads 32 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 32x 44x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (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 (13th and 15th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics
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 14900K +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 i9 14900K 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

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