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£227.97
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AvailabilityMSRP $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-14600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-14600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 385 days older than the cheaper Core i5-14600K.
Advantages of Core i5-14600K
- Up to 79% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £227.97 vs £1099.99
- Up to 79% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 9 7900X - £0.90 vs £4.23 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-14600K - 260 vs 253 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-14600K - 24 vs 20 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
253
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.9/FPS
100%
Price, £
£227.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.3 GHz
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
260
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.23/FPS
21%
Price, £
£1099.99
20%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)
Buy for £1,099.99 on Amazon
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Updated 162 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-14600K | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-14600K or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
132 FPS
£9.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249
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150 FPS
£19.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-14600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,900
In Stock
217 FPS
£17.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£3,749.95
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217 FPS
£18.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£4,119.95
In Stock
106 FPS
£23.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-14600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,500
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