32 Threads — 6 Processors Compared

Decision table

32 Threads: which one for what?

The 6 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Content Creation On-device AI Battery Life

Leads for Gaming: Intel Core i9-14900K78%

Leads for Content Creation: Intel Core i9-14900HX73%

Leads for On-device AI: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 39560%

Leads for Battery Life: Intel Core i9-14900K61%

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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395AMD
16 · 32 · 5.1 GHz
74% 63% 60% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 50 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3DAMD
16 · 32 · 5.7 GHz
70% 64% 50% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 128 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950XAMD
16 · 32 · 5.7 GHz
69% 58% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
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Intel Core i9-14900HXIntel
24 · 32 · 5.8 GHz
66% 73% 49% 45%
Why it ranks here
- 5.8 GHz boost
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 24 cores / 32 threads
- 5.8 GHz boost
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
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Intel Core i9-14900KIntel
24 · 32 · 6 GHz
78% 73% 49% 61%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 6 GHz boost
- 36 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 24 cores / 32 threads
- 6 GHz boost
- 36 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 36 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 125 W — among the frugal ones here
- 36 months on the market — a successor may be near
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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HXAMD
16 · 32 · 5.4 GHz
62% 60% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near