AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs Intel Core i5-14600K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K

Overall performance index

74,3

Rank 12 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Intel Core i5-14600K is 12,8% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Intel Core i5-14600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 5, Intel Core i5-14600K wins 21 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +7,2 % 352,4fps 328,8fps Multi-thread +28,5 % 74,7points 104,5points Single-thread +13,5 % 113,9points 131,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Intel Core i5-14600K 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 7500X3D +7,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.106 points 19.988 points +16,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.361 points 6.429 points +1,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.312 points 48.038 points +4,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 376,3 fps 359,3 fps +4,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 287,0 fps 288,0 fps +0,3 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.569 points 23.788 points +0,9 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 408,1 fps 368,3 fps +10,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 338,0 fps 299,7 fps +12,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 441,0 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 359,5 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +39,9 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 92.348 MIPS 127.706 MIPS +38,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 101,0 s 60,0 s +68,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.278 s 867,0 s +47,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.708 KB/s 37.414 KB/s +6,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.143 points 3.633 points +69,5 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.165 points 9.348 points +81,0 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.257 points 10.006 points +135,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.253 points 19.653 points +112,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.846 points 10.704 points +83,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.824 points 9.921 points +70,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.405 points 7.498 points +38,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.565 points 4.520 points +26,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.804 points 2.277 points +26,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.900 points 18.005 points +65,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.472 px/s 7.946 px/s +77,7 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +15,6 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 922,0 points 1.134 points +23,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.882 points 2.041 points +8,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 613,0 px/s 776,0 px/s +26,6 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 14000
Release	November 12, 2025	Q4 2023
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$319
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K
Cores / threads	6	14
Threads	12	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost clock	4.5 GHz	5.3 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	24 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	181 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 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	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K
System power idle	107.4 W	95 W
System power load	147.6 W	332 W
CPU package idle	34 W	13.6 W
CPU package load	71.6 W	193 W
Temperature idle	47.3 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	67.1 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K
Test configuration	B850	n/a
Motherboard	n/a	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LT720
Operating system	n/a	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123	DDR5-6400

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