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

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and Intel Core i9-14900KS 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

• CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 10 nm
• Around 78% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 66225 vs 61009

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-14900KS

• 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
• Around 9% higher clock speed: 6.2 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
• 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 170 Watt
• Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4843 vs 4742

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4742 4843
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	66225 61009

Compare specifications (specs)