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£523.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $159
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 561 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 21% better in World of Warcraft than Ryzen 5 5500 - 240 vs 198 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £84.5 vs £523.99
- Up to 80% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i9-14900K - £0.43 vs £2.18 per FPS
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
240
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.18/FPS
19%
Price, £
£523.99
16%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
Buy for £523.99 on Amazon
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Updated 287 minutes ago
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost)
Buy for £84.5 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 287 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-14900K or Ryzen 5 5500
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
149 FPS
£5.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£780
In Stock
162 FPS
£5.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£900
In Stock
178 FPS
£5.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,050
In Stock
140 FPS
£5.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£749.99
In Stock
240 FPS
£17.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
In Stock
140 FPS
£7.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£1,099.95
In Stock
154 FPS
£9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,429.95
In Stock
241 FPS
£23.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
In Stock
240 FPS
£26.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
In Stock
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