AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs Intel Core i9-14900KS
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is 5% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 99 94
Cores 16 24
Threads 32 32
Top speed 5.7 GHz 6.2 GHz
Rated power 170 W 150 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20252024
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D better than the Intel Core i9-14900KS for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D scores 99 and the Intel Core i9-14900KS 94.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 for the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the Intel Core i9-14900KS.