Intel Core i5 14600KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 14600KF with 14 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with 16 cores 4.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 14600KF 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 82.3GB/s)
Lower TDP (125W vs 170W)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 5 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 5600)
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 24MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 14600KF
2072
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+8%
2240
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 14600KF
23983
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+76%
42369
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 14600KF
2748
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+26%
3473
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 14600KF
16707
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+34%
22539
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core i5 14600KF
124
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+14%
142
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 14600KF
1388
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+76%
2448
Blender
Intel Core i5 14600KF
366
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+120%
808
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 14600KF
4306
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+9%
4731
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 14600KF
39348
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+77%
70009
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
Mar 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Raptor Lake Refresh
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
i5-14600KF
Processor Number
9950X3D
LGA-1700
Socket
AM5
No
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Core i5 (Raptor Lake Refresh)
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Package
-
Transistor Count
16.6 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
170 W
181 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
257 mm²
Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
16
12
Performance Core Threads
32
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
5.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.7 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
14
Total Core Count
16
20
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35x
Multiplier
43
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
192 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
89.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
82.3 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
-
Shader Units
128
-
Texture Units
8
-
Raster Operation Units
4
-
Execution Units
2
-
Power Consumption
15
-
Graphics Performance
0.6 TFLOPS
