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Intel Core i9 14900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2

92 out of 100
Intel Core i9 14900KS
VS
97 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Intel Core i9 14900KS
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900KS with 24-cores against the 4.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 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

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
47.0
(Average)
Value Index
26.3
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9950X3D2 and 14900KS
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900KS
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • 11% higher Turbo Boost frequency (6.2 GHz vs 5.6 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
  • Has 156 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer - released 2 years and 1 month later
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 4 versus 10 nanometers
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5600 RAM

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 14900KS
vs
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 558
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 10459
Cinebench Scores (7th and 3rd 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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1870 MB/sec 2030 MB/sec
Clang compilation 228 Klines/sec 240.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 623.6 pages/sec 460.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 636.5 Mpixels/sec 570.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 333.5 pages/sec 361 pages/sec
Background blur 92.3 images/sec 90.2 images/sec
Photo processing 199.4 images/sec 160.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 51.6 Mpixels/sec 56.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 142 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 212.4 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 153.9 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 244M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 89.7M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 47.7 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 802.8 MBytes/sec -
Physics 3383 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 45.5B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3] โ€“ 1581 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 9950X3D2 +47%
748.32

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.3 PPW 12.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 160.1 PPW 135.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 399.9 PPW 363.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.4 PPW 3.74 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
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-06-09 (AJ)Cinebench 2024129 / 1610
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-05-25 (Martin)Cinebench 2024144 / 2443
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-05-24 (Martin)Cinebench 2024144 / 2443
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-05-24 (Martin)GeekBench3375 / 24012
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-05-21 (Kaksh)Cinebench 2024124 / 1977
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 14900KS and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released March 15, 2024 March 26, 2026
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number i9-14900KS 9950X3D2
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D -
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 5.6 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) 192MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 150 W 200 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 270 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (7th and 3rd 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 14900KS +33%
0.8 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
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 256 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 9950X3D2 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Total votes: 18

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Comments

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