i5-14600KF vs Ryzen 7 3800XT

Place in the ranking	473	200
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.75	66.69
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	13.39	18.71
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date	16 June 2020 (4 years ago)	17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-14600KF has 238% better value for money than Ryzen 7 3800XT.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3800XT and Core i5-14600KF basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	16	20
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	5.3 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	74 mm²	257 mm²
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	3,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3800XT and Core i5-14600KF compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3800XT and Core i5-14600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 3800XT and Core i5-14600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3800XT and Core i5-14600KF are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3800XT and Core i5-14600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3800XT and Core i5-14600KF.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 3800XT 14.86

i5-14600KF 24.71
+66.3%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 3800XT 23603

i5-14600KF 39244
+66.3%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 3800XT 1768

i5-14600KF 2780
+57.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 3800XT 8541

i5-14600KF 15829
+85.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.86	24.71
Recency	16 June 2020	17 October 2023
Physical cores	8	14
Threads	16	20
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	125 Watt

Ryzen 7 3800XT has 19% lower power consumption.

i5-14600KF, on the other hand, has a 66.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 75% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

The Core i5-14600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 3800XT in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 3800XT and Core i5-14600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.