Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Core i9-14900KF vs Ryzen 9 9900X benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-14900KF performs better than the Ryzen 9 9900X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 9 9900X in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-14900KF has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 9 9900X. Indeed, the Core i9-14900KF has 24 cores compared to 12 cores found in the Ryzen 9 9900X. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 9 9900X. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 9 9900X has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i9-14900KF. The info from our database shows that the Core i9-14900KF has more L2 cache than the Ryzen 9 9900X. Despite this, the Ryzen 9 9900X has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core i9-14900KF.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i9-14900KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.