AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs Intel Core i9-12900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

Overall performance index

62,3

Rank 22 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i9-12900K

Overall performance index

70,1

Rank 16 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$648

Intel Core i9-12900K is 11,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Intel Core i9-12900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F wins 5, Intel Core i9-12900K wins 23 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +4,5 % 305,9fps 292,8fps Multi-thread +30,0 % 71,7points 102,4points Single-thread +4,0 % 121,5points 126,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Intel Core i9-12900K 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 +4,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.663 points 18.147 points +2,7 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.288 points 6.363 points +1,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 48.987 points 45.316 points +8,1 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 366,4 fps 338,9 fps +8,1 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 234,0 fps 233,0 fps +0,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 22.946 points 23.095 points +0,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 329,6 fps 343,9 fps +4,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 293,5 fps 255,2 fps +15,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 357,2 fps 508,2 fps +42,3 %

Counter-Strike 2 374,7 fps 372,9 fps +0,5 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +42,8 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 84.086 MIPS 122.953 MIPS +46,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 103,0 s 55,0 s +87,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.179 s 815,0 s +44,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 30.819 KB/s 34.523 KB/s +12,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.280 points 4.051 points +77,7 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.491 points 10.540 points +92,0 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.554 points 9.159 points +101,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.358 points 18.464 points +97,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.308 points 11.769 points +86,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.267 points 10.311 points +64,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.528 points 7.731 points +39,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.781 points 4.139 points +9,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.923 points 2.111 points +9,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.961 points 18.143 points +82,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.894 px/s 9.045 px/s +84,8 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +4,2 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 979,0 points 1.063 points +8,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.992 points 2.000 points +0,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 675,0 px/s 736,0 px/s +9,0 %

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 i9-12900K
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$648
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core i9-12900K
Cores / threads	6	16
Threads	12	24
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	30 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core i9-12900K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	241 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core i9-12900K
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 i9-12900K
System power idle	105 W	101 W
System power load	161 W	351 W
CPU package idle	25 W	18 W
CPU package load	70 W	212 W
Temperature idle	42 °C	29 °C
Temperature load	56 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	5055 MHz	5000 MHz
Avg clock in games	5047 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core i9-12900K
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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