Intel Core i5-14600KF vs AMD Athlon X4 970

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-14600KF and AMD Athlon X4 970 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-14600KF

AMD Athlon X4 970

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-14600KF

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 33% higher clock speed: 5.3 GHz vs 4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 28 nm
2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
14x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4277 vs 1616
11.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38844 vs 3472

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	17 Oct 2023 vs 27 July 2017
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4277 vs 1616
PassMark - CPU mark	38844 vs 3472

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970

Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-14600KF
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 970

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4277

1616

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38844

3472

Name	Intel Core i5-14600KF	AMD Athlon X4 970
PassMark - Single thread mark	4277	1616
PassMark - CPU mark	38844	3472
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10546

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-14600KF	AMD Athlon X4 970
Essentials
Launch date	17 Oct 2023	27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$294
Place in performance rating	132	1582
Architecture codename		Bristol Ridge
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD970XAUABBOX
OPN Tray		AD970XAUM44AB
Series		AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Die size	257 mm²	246 mm
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72°C	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of threads	20	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	1700	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)