AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core i7-14700K
For gaming, the Intel Core i7-14700K is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 88 90
Cores 16 20
Threads 32 28
Top speed 5.7 GHz 5.6 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 i7-14700K for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core i7-14700K scores 90 and the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 88.
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 i7-14700K.