AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i7-14700K

Ryzen 7 5800X vs Core i7-14700K comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-14700K performs better than the Ryzen 7 5800X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 7 5800X in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-14700K has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 7 5800X. Indeed, the Core i7-14700K has 20 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 7 5800X. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 7 5800X. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 5800X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-14700K. Despite this, the Core i7-14700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core i7-14700K has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 7 5800X. The Core i7-14700K 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 5800X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.