Core i9-14900 vs Ryzen 5 3600XT

Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz

Prices and Stock
MSRP $249

CPU Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT R5 3600XT 3.8 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor 7NM 95W L3=32M 100-000000281 Socket AM4

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 1646 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600XT.

Advantages of Core i9-14900

Performs up to 22% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 3600XT - 167 vs 137 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT - 32 vs 12 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600XT

Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - $168.11 vs $574.75
Up to 64% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-14900 - $1.23 vs $3.44 per FPS

This is a free version of Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-14900

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

FPS

167

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.44/FPS

36%

Price, $

$574.75

29%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz

Buy for $574.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 252 minutes ago

Ryzen 5 3600XT

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

FPS

137

82%

Value, $/FPS

$1.23/FPS

100%

Price, $

$168.11

100%

Value Winner

CPU Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT R5 3600XT 3.8 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor 7NM 95W L3=32M 100-000000281 Socket AM4

Buy for $168.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 253 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-14900

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

Ryzen 5 3600XT

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

1920 x 1080

Very High

390

FPS

218

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

234

FPS

194

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

762

FPS

596

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Ultra

167

FPS

137

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

247

FPS

230

FPS

Fortnite

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-14900

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

Single-Core

2946

100%

Multi-Core

15863

100%

Ryzen 5 3600XT

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Single-Core

1704

58%

Multi-Core

7222

46%

Core i9-14900	vs	Ryzen 5 3600XT
Jan 8th, 2024	Release Date	Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9	Collection	Ryzen 5
Raptor Lake	Codename	Matisse
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	AMD Socket AM4
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
24	Cores	6
32	Threads	12
2.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.8 GHz
5.8 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.5 GHz
Not Available	TDP	95 W
10 nm	Process Size	7 nm
20.0x	Multiplier	38.0x
UHD Graphics 770	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes