CPUs compared

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Intel Core i5-14400

  • The Intel Core i5-14400 launched $8 lower ($221 vs $229).
  • Different sockets (AM5 and LGA1700): they need different motherboards.
  • The Intel Core i5-14400 has 4 more cores (10 vs 6).
AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

6 cores · 5 GHz · AM5 · DDR5-5200

Launched at $229

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Intel

Intel Core i5-14400

10 cores · 4.7 GHz · LGA1700

Launched at $221

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Specs side by side

7 of 10 differ, marked. Speed isn't compared here: we only list specs we can source.

SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8600GIntel Core i5-14400
Cores6 cores, 12 threads10 cores, 16 threads
Boost clockUp to 5 GHzUp to 4.7 GHz
L3 cache16 MB20 MB
Power (TDP)65 W65 W
Built-in graphicsYesYes
SocketAM5LGA1700
PCIePCIe 4.0PCIe 5.0
Official DDR5 speedDDR5-5200 (DDR5-3600 with 4 modules)—
SegmentDesktopDesktop
LaunchedJan 31, 2024Jan 8, 2024

Which motherboards take them

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

AM5 boards with these chipsets:

  • X870E
  • X870
  • B850
  • B840
  • X670E
  • X670
  • A620
  • A620A
  • B650E
  • B650

Intel Core i5-14400

LGA1700 boards with these chipsets:

  • H610
  • B660
  • H670
  • Z690
  • Q670
  • W680
  • B760
  • H770
  • Z790

Sources

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

  1. Wikipedia: List of AMD Ryzen processors · CC BY-SA 4.0

Intel Core i5-14400

  1. Wikipedia: Raptor Lake · CC BY-SA 4.0

Specs last checked Oct 19, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.