CPUs compared

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

  • The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X launched $40 lower ($649 vs $689).
  • Different sockets (AM5 and LGA1700): they need different motherboards.
  • The Intel Core i9-14900KS has 8 more cores (24 vs 16).
AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

16 cores · 5.7 GHz · AM5 · DDR5-5600

Launched at $649

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Intel

Intel Core i9-14900KS

24 cores · 6.2 GHz · LGA1700

Launched at $689

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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 9 9950XIntel Core i9-14900KS
Cores16 cores, 32 threads24 cores, 32 threads
Boost clockUp to 5.7 GHzUp to 6.2 GHz
L3 cache64 MB36 MB
Power (TDP)170 W150 W
Built-in graphicsYesYes
SocketAM5LGA1700
PCIePCIe 5.0PCIe 5.0
Official DDR5 speedDDR5-5600 (DDR5-3600 with 4 modules)—
SegmentDesktopDesktop
LaunchedAugust 15, 2024Mar 14, 2024

Which motherboards take them

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

AM5 boards with these chipsets:

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

Intel Core i9-14900KS

LGA1700 boards with these chipsets:

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

Sources

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

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

Intel Core i9-14900KS

  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.