AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 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 7,6% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Intel Core i9-12900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 7, Intel Core i9-12900K wins 19 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +20,4 % 352,4fps 292,8fps Multi-thread +27,0 % 74,7points 102,4points Single-thread +10,1 % 113,9points 126,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D 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 7500X3D +20,4 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.106 points 18.147 points +6,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.361 points 6.363 points +0,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.312 points 45.316 points +11,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 376,3 fps 338,9 fps +11,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 287,0 fps 233,0 fps +23,2 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.569 points 23.095 points +2,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 408,1 fps 343,9 fps +18,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 338,0 fps 255,2 fps +32,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 508,2 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 372,9 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +37,0 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 92.348 MIPS 122.953 MIPS +33,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 101,0 s 55,0 s +83,6 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.278 s 815,0 s +56,8 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.708 KB/s 34.523 KB/s +15,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.143 points 4.051 points +89,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.165 points 10.540 points +104,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.257 points 9.159 points +115,2 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.253 points 18.464 points +99,5 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.846 points 11.769 points +101,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.824 points 10.311 points +77,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.405 points 7.731 points +43,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.565 points 4.139 points +16,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.804 points 2.111 points +17,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.900 points 18.143 points +66,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.472 px/s 9.045 px/s +102,3 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +11,2 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 922,0 points 1.063 points +15,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.882 points 2.000 points +6,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 613,0 px/s 736,0 px/s +20,1 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
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$648
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
Cores / threads	6	16
Threads	12	24
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	4.5 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	30 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	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)	89 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

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

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
System power idle	107.4 W	101 W
System power load	147.6 W	351 W
CPU package idle	34 W	18 W
CPU package load	71.6 W	212 W
Temperature idle	47.3 °C	29 °C
Temperature load	67.1 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	5000 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
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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