AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core i5-14600K
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 88 86
Cores 16 14
Threads 32 20
Top speed 5.7 GHz 5.3 GHz
Rated power 170 W 125 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20242023
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X better than the Intel Core i5-14600K for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X scores 88 and the Intel Core i5-14600K 86.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the Intel Core i5-14600K.