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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-14500 is 1646 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-14500 - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14500
- Performs up to 19% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 9 3900X - 709 vs 595 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $239.99 vs $395.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.34 vs $0.66 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Core i5-14500
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
709
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$239.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-14500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.0 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-14500
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i5-14500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 14 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | Not Available |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Core i5-14500
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
395 FPS
$3.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,437.79
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426 FPS
$7.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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395 FPS
$6.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,689.24
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336 FPS
$5.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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