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Intel Core i9 14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

86 out of 100
Intel Core i9 14900K
VS
92 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Intel Core i9 14900K
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900K with 24-cores against the 4.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 16-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 (2)

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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
62.2
(Average)
Value Index
53.8
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9950X and 14900K
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900K
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (6 GHz vs 5.7 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
  • 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 9950X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i9 14900K
2086
Ryzen 9 9950X +11%
2320
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 724
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 7630
Cinebench Scores (17th and 10th 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 +4%
22629
Ryzen 9 9950X
21758
File compression 1940 MB/sec 1710 MB/sec
Clang compilation 194.6 Klines/sec 226 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 589.2 pages/sec 391.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 638.4 Mpixels/sec 586.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 318.7 pages/sec 351.6 pages/sec
Background blur 71.7 images/sec 84.3 images/sec
Photo processing 191.6 images/sec 144.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.7 Mpixels/sec 55.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 644 & 1 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
58245
Ryzen 9 9950X +13%
65714
Integer math 209.3 GOps/sec 241.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 152.1 GOps/sec 158.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 228M Primes/sec 343M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 86.6M Strings/sec 93.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 46.5 GBytes/sec 44.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 785.8 MBytes/sec 891.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 3098 Frames/sec 3254 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 44.7B Matrices/sec 71.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 13248 & 6583 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 14900K
512.57
Ryzen 9 9950X +17%
598.37

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.7 PPW 13.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 181 PPW 128 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 466 PPW 386.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.1 PPW 3.52 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 9950X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 (greenmonalisa)Cinebench 2024136 / 2307
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-25 (Malanore)Cinebench 2026724 / 7630
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-20 -> TukiGeekbench 6 CPU3607 / 23374
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (jimmygeneris)Cinebench 2024136 / 2114
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-01 (Capt Jack Swallows)Cinebench 2024136 / 2162
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 14900K and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

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 9950X
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 16
P-Threads 16 32
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 4.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 6 GHz 5.7 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 16
Total Threads 32 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 32x 43x
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 170 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 230 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (13th and 6th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1650 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 256 -
TMUs 16 -
ROPs 8 -
Execution Units 32 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 14900K
0.8 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 9950X
n/a
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

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 9950X 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 9950X or Intel Core i9 14900K?
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Ash July 23, 2026 at 02:37 AM
Have the i9-14900K currently, exceeds my expectations, could've went for the AMD CPU, but AUD$850+ isn't a good deal back then (adding the Motherboard price).
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Ert May 1, 2025 at 06:32 AM
For the price rn? Still 14900k. Don’t be afraid of proper config. Even before the pATchEs.
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