Intel Core i9 14901E vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 14901E with 8 cores 2.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D with 12 cores 4.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i9 14901E 's Advantages
Lower TDP (65W vs 120W)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 5600)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)
Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 36MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 14901E
2608
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+25%
3271
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 14901E
14185
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+35%
19229
General Parameters
Jul 2024
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Raptor Lake-R
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
-
Processor Number
9900X3D
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
AM5
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Core i9 (Raptor Lake Refresh)
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Package
-
Transistor Count
16.63 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
120 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
-
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
-
Performance Cores
12
-
Performance Core Threads
24
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.4 GHz
5.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
8
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
28.0
Multiplier
43
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
36 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-5600
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
-
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
89.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
-
Execution Units
2
