AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 vs Intel Core i5-14500 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark database pits the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 against the Intel Core i5-14500 across 17 recorded tests. The Intel part edges out a narrow 9-to-8 win count, but the magnitude of the victories matters more than the tally. The AMD chip claims the headline multi-threaded rendering tests by wide margins, while Intel counters with dominant performance in math-heavy and encryption workloads.

The clearest AMD advantage appears in Cinebench. In Cinebench R23 multi-core, the Ryzen AI 9 365 scores 18,698 against Intel's 15,012, a 24.6% lead. Cinebench R15 multi-core shows a smaller but still significant 16.7% gap, with 2,842 versus 2,435. Single-core results also favor AMD: Cinebench R15 single-core shows 303 against 273 (11% ahead), and Cinebench R23 single-core shows 1,992 versus 1,917 (3.9% ahead). Geekbench follows the same pattern, with AMD leading multi-core 13,760 to 13,390 (2.8%) and single-core 2,253 to 2,099 (7.3%). These results indicate the Ryzen AI 9 365 holds a consistent architectural edge in both lightly and heavily threaded CPU workloads.

Intel's counterattack comes in the Passmark suite. The largest single margin is floating point math, where the Core i5-14500 scores 79,576 versus 62,802, a 21.1% blowout. Data encryption also swings firmly Intel's way: 21,457 against 18,297, a 14.7% deficit for AMD. Integer math shows a 5.8% Intel edge (108,124 versus 101,831), and data compression favors Intel by 4.5% (371,294 versus 354,510). The multi-thread Passmark test lands at 30,777 for Intel versus 29,467 for AMD, a 4.3% gap. Intel also wins the extended Passmark list: random string sorting (40,980 versus 39,447, or 3.7%), physics (1,746 versus 1,704, or 2.4%), and single-thread (3,952 versus 3,841, or 2.8%).

AMD recovers some ground in extended instructions, scoring 25,113 versus 22,473 (11.7% ahead), and in prime number finding, 117 versus 106 (10.4% ahead). The split is telling: AMD wins every Cinebench and Geekbench test, while Intel wins nine of the eleven Passmark tests that appear in the head-to-head list. The Passmark average benchmark score, which aggregates multiple workloads, sits at 40,048 for AMD and 38,531 for Intel, a 3.9% overall gap in AMD's favor. The percentile rankings reflect this: AMD sits at the 87th percentile of all CPUs, Intel at the 86th.

The Verdict

The data points to two different usage profiles. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 should be the pick for rendering, compilation, and general productivity where Cinebench and Geekbench scores correlate with real-world performance. Its 24.6% lead in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 11% lead in Cinebench R15 single-core are substantial enough to matter in CPU-bound creative workloads. The Geekbench margins, while lower at 2.8% and 7.3%, still favor AMD consistently across both single and multi-core.

The Intel Core i5-14500 is the stronger choice for workloads that stress floating point arithmetic, encryption, and data compression. Its 21.1% lead in floating point math is the largest single-test margin in the entire comparison, and the 14.7% encryption advantage is not trivial. The Passmark multi-thread score, which Intel wins by 4.3%, suggests that some heavily threaded general-purpose workloads will land in Intel's favor despite the Cinebench results.

The overall average benchmark score favors AMD by 3.9%, and AMD holds the higher percentile rank. But the Intel chip is not far behind in aggregate terms. The realistic verdict: choose AMD for raw CPU rendering and single-thread responsiveness, choose Intel for math-heavy simulation, encryption, and compression tasks. The 9-to-8 win count for Intel is misleading because the AMD wins in Cinebench are far larger in percentage terms than most of Intel's Passmark victories. Only the floating point and encryption margins on the Intel side rival the scale of AMD's Cinebench R23 win.

Architecture Differences

The two processors come from fundamentally different design philosophies. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 uses the Zen 5 architecture on a 4 nm TSMC process, with the Strix Point codename and a 233 mm² die. It belongs to the Ryzen AI 300 generation, which combines Zen 5 and Zen 5c cores. The Intel Core i5-14500 is a Raptor Lake Refresh part, using Intel's 10 nm process (the database lists it as 10 nm with Intel as the foundry), a 215 mm² die, and the Raptor Lake-R codename. The process node difference is stark: 4 nm versus 10 nm gives AMD a significant density and efficiency advantage on paper, though the actual benchmark results show Intel competing effectively in several workloads.

The core configurations differ as well. The AMD part has 10 cores and 20 threads. The Intel part has 14 cores and 20 threads, meaning Intel achieves the same thread count with fewer threads per core, likely relying on a hybrid arrangement of performance and efficiency cores. Both share identical per-core L1 cache at 80 KB. L2 cache differs slightly: AMD uses 1 MB per core, Intel uses 1.25 MB per core. The L3 cache is a larger differentiator: Intel has 24 MB shared L3, while AMD has 16 MB total. The Intel chip also supports ECC memory; the AMD chip does not.

Memory and I/O show further splits. AMD supports DDR5 and LPDDR5X, while Intel supports DDR4 and DDR5, giving Intel flexibility with older memory but AMD the lower-power mobile option. The AMD memory bandwidth is listed at 89.6 GB/s; Intel's memory bandwidth is not recorded in the database. PCIe generation differs: AMD uses Gen 4 with 16 lanes (CPU only), Intel uses Gen 5 with 16 lanes (CPU only), which gives Intel a theoretical I/O bandwidth advantage for future devices. Integrated graphics also differ: AMD pairs with Radeon 880M, Intel with UHD Graphics 770. The sockets are incompatible by design: AMD Socket FP8 for the mobile Ryzen, Intel Socket 1700 for the desktop Core i5.

Specification Differences

The recorded specifications show several direct contrasts. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 has a base clock of 2.00 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. The Intel Core i5-14500 has a base clock of 2.60 GHz and the same 5.00 GHz boost. The TDP differs substantially: AMD is rated at 28 W, Intel at 65 W, reflecting the mobile versus desktop market segmentation. The AMD part is a mobile processor on AMD Socket FP8; the Intel part is a desktop processor on Intel Socket 1700. The AMD release date is June 30, 2024; the Intel release date is January 7, 2024, roughly six months earlier.

The Intel part has a launch MSRP of $232. The AMD part has no recorded launch MSRP in the database. The Intel part number is SRN3T; the AMD part number is 100-000001530. Neither processor has an unlocked multiplier. The Intel part uses the Core 14th Gen series label with the Raptor Lake Refresh generation, while the AMD part uses the Ryzen AI 300 generation label with the Strix Point codename. The L3 cache totals differ at 16 MB for AMD versus 24 MB for Intel. ECC memory support is exclusive to Intel. PCIe generation favors Intel at Gen 5 versus AMD at Gen 4. The die size difference is minor: 233 mm² for AMD, 215 mm² for Intel, but the process node difference (4 nm versus 10 nm) makes the comparison meaningful.

FAQ

Q: Which processor has the higher multi-core Cinebench R23 score?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 scores 18,698 versus 15,012 for the Intel Core i5-14500, a 24.6% advantage for AMD.

Q: Does the Intel Core i5-14500 win any benchmark by a large margin?

A: Yes, Intel leads by 21.1% in Passmark floating point math (79,576 versus 62,802) and by 14.7% in data encryption (21,457 versus 18,297).

Q: What is the average benchmark score difference between the two?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 has an average benchmark score of 40,048, while the Intel Core i5-14500 scores 38,531, giving AMD a 3.9% overall lead.

Q: Which processor supports ECC memory?

A: The Intel Core i5-14500 supports ECC memory. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 does not.

Q: How do the core and thread counts compare?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 has 10 cores and 20 threads. The Intel Core i5-14500 has 14 cores and 20 threads.

Q: What are the process nodes for each processor?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 uses a 4 nm process from TSMC. The Intel Core i5-14500 uses a 10 nm process from Intel.