AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i7-14700KF

Ryzen 7 5700X vs Core i7-14700KF specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-14700KF beats the Ryzen 7 5700X in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 7 5700X in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-14700KF has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 7 5700X. Indeed, the Core i7-14700KF has 20 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 7 5700X. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 7 5700X. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 5700X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-14700KF. Despite this, the Core i7-14700KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core i7-14700KF has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 7 5700X. The Core i7-14700KF also has slightly more L3 cache.

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 Ryzen 7 5700X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.