AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core i9-14900K

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

9 differences
SpecificationAMD Ryzen 9 9950XIntel Core i9-14900K
Processor coresDiffers1624
Processor familyDiffersAMD Ryzen 9Intel® Core™ i9 Processors (14th gen)
Processor lithographyDiffers4 nmIntel 7
Processor modelDiffers9950Xi9-14900K
Processor socketDiffersAM5FCLGA1700
On-board graphics card modelDiffersAMD Radeon GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 770
Cache internalDiffers64 MB36 MB
Launch dateDiffers08/08/2024Q4'23
Package typeDiffersTrayBox
Processor threadsSame3232
On-board graphics cardSameYesYes
Maximum memorySame192 GB192 GB
Cooler includednot knownNonot known
Efficient coresnot knownnot known16
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesnot knownnot known20
PCI Express configurationsnot knownnot knownUp to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Performance coresnot knownnot known8
Processor base frequencynot known4.3 GHznot known
Processor base powernot knownnot known125 W
Processor boost frequencynot known5.7 GHznot known
Processor manufacturernot knownAMDnot known
Thermal Design Power (TDP)not known170 Wnot known
Tjunctionnot knownnot known100 °C
ECCnot knownnot knownYes
Memory channelsnot knownnot known2
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost Frequencynot knownnot known6 GHz
Processor package sizenot knownnot known45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology frequencynot knownnot known5.8 GHz