AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs Intel Core i7-12700K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 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 2,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Intel Core i7-12700K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 8, Intel Core i7-12700K wins 18 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +22,7 % 352,4fps 287,3fps Multi-thread +17,7 % 74,7points 90,8points Single-thread +6,9 % 113,9points 122,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D 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 7500X3D +22,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.106 points 17.381 points +1,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.361 points 6.341 points +0,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.312 points 41.225 points +22,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 376,3 fps 308,4 fps +22,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 287,0 fps 237,0 fps +21,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.569 points 22.633 points +4,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 408,1 fps 273,5 fps +49,2 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 338,0 fps 330,2 fps +2,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 332,0 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 386,3 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +21,5 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 92.348 MIPS 105.623 MIPS +14,4 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 101,0 s 67,0 s +50,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.278 s 904,0 s +41,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.708 KB/s 29.768 KB/s +33,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.143 points 3.248 points +51,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.165 points 8.355 points +61,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.257 points 7.752 points +82,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.253 points 17.034 points +84,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.846 points 10.129 points +73,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.824 points 9.532 points +63,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.405 points 7.482 points +38,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.565 points 4.021 points +12,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.804 points 2.054 points +13,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.900 points 15.537 points +42,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.472 px/s 7.446 px/s +66,5 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +7,5 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 922,0 points 1.046 points +13,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.882 points 1.923 points +2,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 613,0 px/s 703,0 px/s +14,7 %

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 i7-12700K
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Alder Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 12000
Release	November 12, 2025	Q4 2021
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$450
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
Cores / threads	6	12
Threads	12	20
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost clock	4.5 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	25 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	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)	89 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	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	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
System power idle	107.4 W	82 W
System power load	147.6 W	136 W
CPU package idle	34 W	9 W
CPU package load	71.6 W	50 W
Temperature idle	47.3 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	67.1 °C	58 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
Test configuration	B850	n/a
Operating system	n/a	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123	DDR5-5200

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