Core i5-14600K vs Ryzen 9 3950X: which is better

Intel Core i5-14600K (desktop, 2023) against AMD Ryzen 9 3950X (desktop, 2019): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Ryzen 9 3950X is 0% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 38,389 vs 38,353).
Core i5-14600K is 58% faster per core.
Ryzen 9 3950X has a lower TDP: 105 W vs 125 W.
Different sockets (LGA1700 and AM4): they need different motherboards.

Open the full duel

	Core i5-14600K	Ryzen 9 3950X
Overall score	53.2	53.3
PassMark CPU Mark	38,353	38,389
Single-thread rating	4,264	2,701
Games, 1080p, % of the best	72.8%	no data
US price	from $250	no current price
Cores	14 (6P + 8E)	16
Threads	20	32
Base clock	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost	5.3 GHz	4.7 GHz
L3 cache	24 MB	64 MB
TDP	125 W	105 W
Max power	181 W	142 W
Memory	DDR4 / DDR5	DDR4
Memory speed	5600 MT/s	3200 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
Socket	LGA1700	AM4
Process	10 nm (Intel 7)	7 nm (TSMC N7)
Architecture	Raptor Lake Refresh	Zen 2
Series	14th Gen Core	Ryzen 3000
Release year	2023	2019
Integrated graphics	UHD Graphics 770	none

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