AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs Intel Core i5-14501E
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
The AMD Ryzen 9 79 00 is a high-end desktop processorfrom the Raphael series with 12 cores and hyperthreading (SMT), which means it can process up to 24 threads simultaneously. Launched in early 2023, the Ryzen 9 7900 is the fastest 12-core processor with 65 watts TDP.
The Ryzen 9 7900 clocks at 3.7 GHz base clock and reaches up to 5.4 GHz on one core in Turbo mode. This is also the difference to the higher clocked Ryzen 9 7900X.
At first glance, the internal structure of the processor has not changed fundamentally. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is still based on the chiplet design consisting of two CCD clusters, each containing a CCX with 8 cores. However, the manufacturing process has been scaled down to 5 nm, which ensures higher clock rates. There is also the IO die, which contains the memory controller and the iGPU, among other things. This is now manufactured in a 6 nm structure width.
The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 can impress in games thanks to the significantly improved IPC.
Intel Core i5-14501E
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The Intel Core i5-14501E is a peculiar Raptor Lake family desktop processor (SoC) that has 6 performance cores but 0 efficient cores. It's the lack of E-cores that makes 14X01 chips special.
The product has decently sized level 2 and 3 caches at 12 MB and 24 MB, respectively. Its CPU cores run at up to 5.2 GHz. The UHD 770 serves as the integrated graphics solution. There is no 'proper' NPU here, however, vPro Enterprise features such as RPE (Remote Platform Erase) are onboard.
The i5 chip is manufactured built with the Intel 7 process which is fairly old, as of mid 2025. Its base TDP sits at 65 W which is the standard value for desktop CPUs.
Performance
While we have not tested a single 14X01 processor as of July 2025, we do know that a single 4.6 GHz Raptor Cove core, such as that of an Core i7-14650HX is good for 116 Cinebench 2024 points and 285 Cinebench R15 points. (The 14501E can run at up to 5.2 GHz, too, to remind you.) If we multiply the values by 6, we get a reasonably fair projection that sees the 14501E being about as fast as lower mid-range laptop AMD chips of 2025, such as the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340. While not particularly impressive, this is definitely sufficient for any tasks and applications one could run in 2025, top games included.
| Model | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | Intel Core i5-14501E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Raphael (Zen4) | Raptor Lake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | AMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000) | Intel Raptor Lake-S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series: Raptor Lake-S Raptor Lake |
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| Clock | 3700 - 5400 MHz | 3300 - 5200 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1 Cache | 768 KB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 64 MB | 24 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 12 / 24 | 6 / 12 6 x 5.2 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TDP | 65 Watt | 65 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 9.9 Million | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 5 nm | 10 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voltage | 0.650 - 1.475V V | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Die Size | 262 mm2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| max. Temp. | 95 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socket | AM5 (LGA 1718) | LGA1700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2 | DDR4-3200/DDR5-4800 RAM, PCIe 5 + PCIe 4, DL Boost, GNA, vPro En., RPE, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) ( - 2200 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics 770 ( - 1550 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | x86 | x86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announced | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | www.amd.com | www.intel.com |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7900 → 0% n=0
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
