Core i9-14900 vs Ryzen Z1 Extreme

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Z1 Extreme
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
16.38

Core i9-14900 outperforms Ryzen Z1 Extreme by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Core i9-14900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking376115
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data53.36
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesPhoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)no data
Architecture codenamePhoenix (Zen 4)no data
Release dateMay 2023 (1 year ago)1 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Current priceno data$598

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Core i9-14900 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 speed3.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)36 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Core i9-14900 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
SocketFP8FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Core i9-14900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Core i9-14900 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 Z1 Extreme and Core i9-14900 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Core i9-14900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780MIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Core i9-14900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Core i9-14900 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 Z1 Extreme and Core i9-14900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Core i9-14900.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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 Z1 Extreme 16.38
i9-14900 31.70
+93.5%

Core i9-14900 outperforms Ryzen Z1 Extreme by 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 25328
i9-14900 49023
+93.6%

Core i9-14900 outperforms Ryzen Z1 Extreme by 94% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 2207
i9-14900 2966
+34.4%

Core i9-14900 outperforms Ryzen Z1 Extreme by 34% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 9672
i9-14900 17978
+85.9%

Core i9-14900 outperforms Ryzen Z1 Extreme by 86% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.38 31.70
Integrated graphics card 18.35 6.14
Physical cores 8 24
Threads 16 32

The Core i9-14900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen Z1 Extreme in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen Z1 Extreme is a notebook processor while Core i9-14900 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Core i9-14900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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