AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs Intel Core i7-12700K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

Overall performance index

62,3

Rank 22 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

Intel Core i7-12700K is 5,8% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Intel Core i7-12700K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F wins 8, Intel Core i7-12700K wins 20 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +6,5 % 305,9fps 287,3fps Multi-thread +21,0 % 71,7points 90,8points Single-thread +0,7 % 121,5points 122,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Intel Core i7-12700K Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F +6,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.663 points 17.381 points +1,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.288 points 6.341 points +0,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 48.987 points 41.225 points +18,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 366,4 fps 308,4 fps +18,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 234,0 fps 237,0 fps +1,3 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 22.946 points 22.633 points +1,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 329,6 fps 273,5 fps +20,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 293,5 fps 330,2 fps +12,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 357,2 fps 332,0 fps +7,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 374,7 fps 386,3 fps +3,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +26,6 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 84.086 MIPS 105.623 MIPS +25,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 103,0 s 67,0 s +53,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.179 s 904,0 s +30,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 30.819 KB/s 29.768 KB/s +3,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.280 points 3.248 points +42,5 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.491 points 8.355 points +52,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.554 points 7.752 points +70,2 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.358 points 17.034 points +82,0 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.308 points 10.129 points +60,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.267 points 9.532 points +52,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.528 points 7.482 points +35,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.781 points 4.021 points +6,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.923 points 2.054 points +6,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.961 points 15.537 points +56,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.894 px/s 7.446 px/s +52,1 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +0,7 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 979,0 points 1.046 points +6,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.992 points 1.923 points +3,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 675,0 px/s 703,0 px/s +4,1 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core i7-12700K
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Alder Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 12000
Release	July 22, 2023	Q4 2021
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$450
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core i7-12700K
Cores / threads	6	12
Threads	12	20
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	25 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core i7-12700K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	190 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core i7-12700K
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core i7-12700K
System power idle	105 W	82 W
System power load	161 W	136 W
CPU package idle	25 W	9 W
CPU package load	70 W	50 W
Temperature idle	42 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	56 °C	58 °C
Highest measured clock	5055 MHz	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5047 MHz	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core i7-12700K
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6000 · Schwankt konstant zwischen 4 und 5 ghz	DDR5-5200

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