Intel Core i9 14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900K with 24-cores against the 4.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with 16-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
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900K
- Has 8 more physical cores
- More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
- 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (6 GHz vs 5.7 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- Has 92 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- More modern manufacturing process β 4 versus 10 nanometers
- Newer - released 1 year and 3 months later
- 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3475 vs 3171 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 753 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 9861 |
Cinebench Scores (17th and 6th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1940 MB/sec | 1800 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 194.6 Klines/sec | 241.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 589.2 pages/sec | 392.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 638.4 Mpixels/sec | 624.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 318.7 pages/sec | 357.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 71.7 images/sec | 81.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 191.6 images/sec | 143.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 41.7 Mpixels/sec | 55.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 209.3 GOps/sec | 242.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 152.1 GOps/sec | 159.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 228M Primes/sec | 609M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 86.6M Strings/sec | 95.3M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 46.5 GBytes/sec | 44.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 785.8 MBytes/sec | 905.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3098 Frames/sec | 5662 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 44.7B Matrices/sec | 72.9B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 16.7 PPW | 14.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 181 PPW | 132.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 466 PPW | 412.3 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.1 PPW | 3.63 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 2026-02-24 (Tanvir) | Cinebench 2024 | 129 / 2086 |
| π 2026-01-31 (Kreuz) | Cinebench 2024 | 128 / 1976 |
| π 2025-12-15 (Lil-Shady) | Cinebench 2024 | 136 / 2103 |
| π 2025-12-10 (Astromavic) | Cinebench 2024 | 134 / 1989 |
| π 2025-11-14 (cinebench251114) | Cinebench 2024 | 134 / 2114 |
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-01 (Soutajupe) | Cinebench 2024 | 146 / 2634 |
| π 2026-08-02 (Naragan) | Cinebench 2024 | 143 / 2632 |
| π 2026-08-02 (Naragan) | Cinebench 2026 | 794 / 10890 |
| π 2026-08-02 (Naragan) | GeekBench | 3553 / 25131 |
| π 2026-07-10 (omecha) | Cinebench 2026 | 753 / 9861 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 14900K and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3DGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | October 16, 2023 | January 7, 2025 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Model number | i9-14900K | 9950X3D |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | Radeon Graphics |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | - |
Intel CPU rating (#6th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#2nd place)
CPU
| 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 |
| E-Cores | 16 | - |
| E-Threads | 16 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.4 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.4 GHz | - |
| 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) | 128MB (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 5th 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
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 9950X3D official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 28 |
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