Intel Core i5-14400 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
For gaming, the Intel Core i5-14400 is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 74 73
Cores 10 12
Threads 16 24
Top speed 4.7 GHz 4.8 GHz
Rated power 65 W 105 W
Games at recommended 230 230
Released20242020
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i5-14400 better than the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the Intel Core i5-14400 scores 74 and the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 73.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti for the Intel Core i5-14400, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X.