Intel's Core i9-14900KS is the best that the lineup has to offer, but how does it match up against AMD's Ryzen 9 7950X3D?
Intel’s freshly released Core i9-14900KS processor is advertised as the fastest CPU in the world, but does that mean AMD can never hope to compete, even with its flagship Ryzen 9 7950X3D? Not at all. Each CPU has its merits, and both are insanely powerful in their own right. At this price point and at this performance level, making the right choice is tricky.
Believe it or not, AMD’s Ryzen 9 7950X3D actually managed to beat the eye-watering price tag of the Core i9-14900KS. At launch, the 3D V-Cache chip was priced at $700. However, following a steady series of price cuts, you can now score this beastly CPU at a much more agreeable price of $595. The two chips also vary greatly when it comes to combined cache size. The Core i9-14900KS offers 36MB of Intel Smart Cache and 32MB of L2 cache. AMD’s 7950X3D is impossible to beat in that regard, as it comes equipped with AMD’s proprietary 3D V-Cache, stacking up to 144MB.
Based on our own benchmarks, pure gaming scenarios usually pan out much differently. For instance, in the comparison above, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D managed to hit 234 frames per second in Hitman 3 Dartmoor while the Core i9-14900K trailed behind with 224 fps. The Core i9-14900KS, being faster, will close the gap slightly, but it shouldn’t outperform the AMD processor.
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