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Intel Core i9 14900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

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

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900KS 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 (11)

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
47.0
(Average)
Value Index
53.8
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9950X and 14900KS
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900KS
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (6.2 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

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 14900KS
vs
Ryzen 9 9950X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 724
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 7630
Cinebench Scores (7th and 9th 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 14900KS +10%
24012
Ryzen 9 9950X
21758
File compression 1870 MB/sec 1710 MB/sec
Clang compilation 228 Klines/sec 226 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 623.6 pages/sec 391.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 636.5 Mpixels/sec 586.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 333.5 pages/sec 351.6 pages/sec
Background blur 92.3 images/sec 84.3 images/sec
Photo processing 199.4 images/sec 144.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 51.6 Mpixels/sec 55.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 142 & 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 14900KS
59980
Ryzen 9 9950X +10%
65714
Integer math 212.4 GOps/sec 241.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 153.9 GOps/sec 158.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 244M Primes/sec 343M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 89.7M Strings/sec 93.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 47.7 GBytes/sec 44.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 802.8 MBytes/sec 891.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 3383 Frames/sec 3254 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 45.5B Matrices/sec 71.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1581 & 6583 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 14900KS
510.06
Ryzen 9 9950X +17%
598.37

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.3 PPW 13.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 160.1 PPW 128 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 399.9 PPW 386.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.4 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 14900KS
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-09 (AJ)Cinebench 2024129 / 1610
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-25 (Martin)Cinebench 2024144 / 2443
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-24 (Martin)Cinebench 2024144 / 2443
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-24 (Martin)GeekBench3375 / 24012
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-21 (Kaksh)Cinebench 2024124 / 1977
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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 -> TukiGeekBench3607 / 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 14900KS and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released March 15, 2024 June 3, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number i9-14900KS 9950X
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - Intel Core i9 14900K
Intel CPU rating (#2nd 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) 6.2 GHz 5.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 -
E-Threads 16 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.4 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.5 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) 150 W 170 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 230 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (7th 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
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 14900KS 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 14900KS?
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Han August 15, 2024 at 12:18 AM
lol Intel only increases the number of efficient cores to save more power but the performance is poor🀑🀑
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Fred October 9, 2024 at 06:40 AM
what poor performance? just hating
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A guy December 9, 2024 at 09:51 AM
Intel doesn't have poor power,just overpriced and lots of issues
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Vinay August 10, 2024 at 01:23 PM
The Major Difference between these two Processors is that Intel Core i9-14900KS has lesser performance cores (8 P-cores) than AMD Ryzen 9-9950X (16 P-Cores), because of which the single-core performance is best of AMD (just 1% better). Whereas, the Intel Core i9 has more no. of cores (24 Cores), than AMD Ryzen 9 (16 Cores), because of which the multicore performance is best of Intel (just 2% better). Hence, it all comes down to actual performance test, budget and the brand you love. Hope it helped you!πŸ™
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Sohrab July 29, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Why everyone says that intel has stability issues?
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isaL August 14, 2024 at 04:18 PM
the microcode issue are damaging the Silicone because it sends higher voltages than it actually needed, so basically like when you fry an electronic device because you use 24 Volt in a 12 Volt rated Device.
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I am August 29, 2024 at 01:01 PM
Because they don't know power of Intel now Intel I9 15900ks is gonna release which will compare 9950x then they will understand the power of intel
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father September 13, 2024 at 03:06 PM
I am, naaah they are pretty much screwed as tsmc is making chips for them
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No one July 24, 2024 at 07:20 PM
The intel CPU will be cheaper than the Ryzen so I would choose the intel because the performance Is almost the best ok 12 percent more with Ryzen but I think it will be more expensive so the would win for me
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isaL August 14, 2024 at 04:24 PM
currently intel 14700K is 25% more expensive than Ryzen 9700X, so i think AMD is not planning to do that.
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tte June 5, 2025 at 05:58 AM
isaL, current price i9-14900KS - 44444 inr Ryzen 9 9950X - 60200 inr
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