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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-14600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 385 days older than the more expensive Core i5-14600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Valorant than Core i5-14600K - 981 vs 960 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-14600K - $471.68 vs $625.99
- Up to 26% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-14600K - $0.48 vs $0.65 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-14600K - 32 vs 20 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Gaming Desktop Processor + Sparkle Arc A770 Titan Graphics Card
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
981
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$471.68
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-14600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
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 | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-14600K or Ryzen 9 7950X
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
981 FPS
$4.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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833 FPS
$2.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,688.99
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678 FPS
$3.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,039.99
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981 FPS
$4.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,399.99
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678 FPS
$3.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,289
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694 FPS
$3.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-14600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,499.99
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833 FPS
$3.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,526.44
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942 FPS
$3.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
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981 FPS
$3.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,799.99
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678 FPS
$3.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$2,579
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