i9-14900K vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
10.67
Core i9-14900K
2023
24 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
37.85
+255%

Core i9-14900K outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U by a whopping 255% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Core i9-14900K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking72981
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data61.50
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesCezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)no data
Power efficiency67.3228.66
Architecture codenameCezanne-U PRO (Zen 3) (2021)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Core i9-14900K 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed1.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5.8 GHz
Multiplier19no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size180 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Core i9-14900K 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Core i9-14900K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, 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, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Core i9-14900K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Core i9-14900K are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Core i9-14900K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Core i9-14900K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Core i9-14900K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Core i9-14900K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Core i9-14900K.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes816

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 PRO 5850U 10.67
i9-14900K 37.85
+255%

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 PRO 5850U 16955
i9-14900K 60129
+255%

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 PRO 5850U 1711
i9-14900K 3080
+80%

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 PRO 5850U 6228
i9-14900K 20675
+232%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 5817
i9-14900K 12643
+117%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 27430
i9-14900K 94801
+246%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 11656
i9-14900K 22773
+95.4%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 8.12
i9-14900K 2.07
+292%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 17
i9-14900K 72
+334%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 1467
i9-14900K 6103
+316%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 227
i9-14900K 325
+43%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 2.67
i9-14900K 4.02
+50.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 4.2
i9-14900K 26.7
+536%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 83
i9-14900K 181
+117%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 218
i9-14900K 346
+58.8%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 6290
i9-14900K 16108
+156%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 6889
i9-14900K 25199
+266%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 345
+306%
i9-14900K 85

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 1436
i9-14900K 2369
+65%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 5231
i9-14900K 7932
+51.6%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 44266
i9-14900K 145207
+228%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 260
i9-14900K 386
+48.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.67 37.85
Integrated graphics card 9.03 6.15
Recency 16 March 2021 17 October 2023
Physical cores 8 24
Threads 16 32
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U has 46.8% faster integrated GPU, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

i9-14900K, on the other hand, has a 254.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 200% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i9-14900K is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U is a notebook processor while Core i9-14900K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Core i9-14900K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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