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AMD Ryzen 7 5800 vs Intel Core i7-14700K — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Intel Core i7-14700K is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 32% to 144%, including 144% in Cinebench R23 multi (34,086 vs 13,973).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and the Intel Core i7-14700K. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800Intel Core i7-14700K
threads —28
p cores —8
e cores —12
boost clock ghz —5.6
tdp w —125
l3 cache mb —33
socket —LGA1700

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from PC Guide, Tom's Hardware, Electronic Clinic, Notebookcheck, iLLGaming, Trusted Reviews and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkAMD Ryzen 7 5800Intel Core i7-14700K
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: PC Guide, Tom's Hardware, Electronic Clinic, Notebookcheck, iLLGaming		 13,973 points34,086 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: PC Guide, Tom's Hardware, Electronic Clinic, Notebookcheck, iLLGaming		 1,566 points2,167 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: PC Guide, Trusted Reviews		 —19,733 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: PC Guide, Trusted Reviews		 —2,964 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 25,691 pts52,017 pts
PassMark CPU Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —4,454 points
PassMark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —4,455 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,381 pts4,458 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,377 points4,455 points
Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy (lower is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware		 —410 rank

Quick answers

Which is faster, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 or the Intel Core i7-14700K?

The Intel Core i7-14700K is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 32% to 144%, including 144% in Cinebench R23 multi (34,086 vs 13,973).

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