Intel Core i5-14400 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-14400 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-14400

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 4% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3792 vs 3449
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 Jan 2024 vs 12 Jan 2021
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) vs 768 KB
L2 cache 1.25 MB (per core) vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3792 vs 3449

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
  • 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • 3.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34398 vs 25616
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 10
Number of threads 24 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache 64 MB vs 20 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 34398 vs 25616

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-14400
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5900

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3792
3449
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
25616
34398
Name Intel Core i5-14400 AMD Ryzen 9 5900
PassMark - Single thread mark 3792 3449
PassMark - CPU mark 25616 34398

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-14400 AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Essentials

Launch date 8 Jan 2024 12 Jan 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $221
Place in performance rating 233 252
Architecture codename Zen 3
OPN Tray 100-000000062
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 3.0 GHz
Die size 215 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 768 KB
L2 cache 1.25 MB (per core) 6 MB
L3 cache 20 MB (shared) 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Number of cores 10 12
Number of threads 16 24
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Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4, DDR5 DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.196 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported 1700 FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision 4.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)