AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core i9-14900K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and Intel Core i9-14900K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 10 nm
• 349525.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 1864135.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 4% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 16856 vs 16252
• Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4742 vs 4708
• Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 66225 vs 59045

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-14900K

• 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
• Around 5% higher clock speed: 6 GHz vs 5.7 GHz
• Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 36% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 170 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-14900K

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	CPU 1 CPU 2	16856 16252
PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4742 4708
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	66225 59045

Compare specifications (specs)