Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i5-14600K

Prices and Stock
MSRP $299

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Prices and Stock
MSRP $319

Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Desktop Processor 14 Cores (6 P-Cores + 8 E-Cores) up to 5.3 GHz

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-14600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-14600K is 1076 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600X.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

Up to 52% cheaper than Core i5-14600K - $119.89 vs $248.99
Up to 47% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-14600K - $0.58 vs $1.09 per FPS

Advantages of Core i5-14600K

Performs up to 11% better in World of Warcraft than Ryzen 5 5600X - 229 vs 206 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 20 vs 12 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

FPS

206

90%

Value, $/FPS

$0.58/FPS

100%

Price, $

$119.89

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for $119.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 216 minutes ago

Core i5-14600K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

FPS

229

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.09/FPS

53%

Price, $

$248.99

48%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Desktop Processor 14 Cores (6 P-Cores + 8 E-Cores) up to 5.3 GHz

Buy for $248.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 215 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Core i5-14600K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

1920 x 1080

Ultra

192

FPS

172

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

221

FPS

213

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Maximum

229

FPS

206

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

354

FPS

277

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Very High

373

FPS

337

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Single-Core

2113

75%

Multi-Core

8690

54%

Core i5-14600K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Single-Core

2816

100%

Multi-Core

15949

100%

Ryzen 5 5600X	vs	Core i5-14600K
Nov 5th, 2020	Release Date	Oct 17th, 2023
Ryzen 5	Collection	Core i5
Vermeer	Codename	Raptor Lake
AMD Socket AM4	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	14
12	Threads	20
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
4.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.3 GHz
65 W	TDP	Not Available
7 nm	Process Size	10 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	35.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
Yes	Overclockable	Yes