Ryzen 9 5900X vs Core i5-14600K

Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

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, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-14600K is 1076 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-14600K - 24 vs 20 threads

Advantages of Core i5-14600K

Performs up to 4% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 9 5900X - 330 vs 317 FPS
Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $239.99 vs $278.95
Up to 17% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.73 vs $0.88 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

FPS

317

96%

Value, $/FPS

$0.88/FPS

83%

Price, $

$278.95

86%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $278.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 272 minutes ago

Core i5-14600K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

FPS

330

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.73/FPS

100%

Price, $

$239.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for $239.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 271 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Core i5-14600K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

1920 x 1080

Ultra

163

FPS

148

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

362

FPS

298

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

245

FPS

237

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Ultra

743

FPS

658

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

High

960

FPS

870

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Single-Core

2179

78%

Multi-Core

11883

74%

Core i5-14600K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Single-Core

2806

100%

Multi-Core

16087

100%

Ryzen 9 5900X	vs	Core i5-14600K
Nov 5th, 2020	Release Date	Oct 17th, 2023
Ryzen 9	Collection	Core i5
Vermeer	Codename	Raptor Lake
AMD Socket AM4	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
12	Cores	14
24	Threads	20
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
4.8 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.3 GHz
105 W	TDP	Not Available
7 nm	Process Size	10 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	35.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
Yes	Overclockable	Yes