AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)

Overall performance index

74,1

Rank 13 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) is 12,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 6, Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) wins 20 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +8,5 % 352,4fps 324,9fps Multi-thread +28,6 % 74,7points 104,6points Single-thread +13,6 % 113,9points 131,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) 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 +8,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.106 points 19.416 points +13,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.361 points 6.492 points +2,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.312 points 49.053 points +2,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 376,3 fps 366,9 fps +2,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 287,0 fps 277,0 fps +3,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.569 points 23.904 points +1,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 408,1 fps 365,6 fps +11,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 338,0 fps 289,9 fps +16,6 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 353,2 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 371,5 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) +40,1 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 92.348 MIPS 130.226 MIPS +41,0 %

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

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.278 s 875,0 s +46,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.708 KB/s 35.323 KB/s +12,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.143 points 3.619 points +68,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.165 points 9.084 points +75,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.257 points 8.048 points +89,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.253 points 18.817 points +103,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.846 points 10.711 points +83,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.824 points 10.038 points +72,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.405 points 7.460 points +38,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.565 points 4.486 points +25,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.804 points 2.264 points +25,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.900 points 17.856 points +63,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.472 px/s 8.132 px/s +81,8 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) +15,8 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 922,0 points 1.132 points +22,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.882 points 2.046 points +8,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 613,0 px/s 778,0 px/s +26,9 %

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 (0x125 Patch)
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 (0x125 Patch)
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 (0x125 Patch)
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 (0x125 Patch)
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 (0x125 Patch)
System power idle	107.4 W	101.5 W
System power load	147.6 W	318.8 W
CPU package idle	34 W	22 W
CPU package load	71.6 W	181 W
Temperature idle	47.3 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	67.1 °C	71 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	5300 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	5300 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch)
Test configuration	B850	0x125 Patch
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, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, NO Limit Breaker

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