AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs Intel Core i9-14900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i9-14900K

Overall performance index

90,6

Rank 3 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Intel Core i9-14900K is 28,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Intel Core i9-14900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 1, Intel Core i9-14900K wins 25 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +4,6 % 352,4fps 369,4fps Multi-thread +50,0 % 74,7points 149,4points Single-thread +23,3 % 113,9points 148,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Intel Core i9-14900K Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +4,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.106 points 21.373 points +24,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.361 points 6.495 points +2,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.312 points 55.772 points +10,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 376,3 fps 417,2 fps +10,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 287,0 fps 336,0 fps +17,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.569 points 23.698 points +0,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 408,1 fps 421,4 fps +3,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 338,0 fps 303,2 fps +11,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 589,9 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 384,7 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +99,9 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 92.348 MIPS 202.170 MIPS +118,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 101,0 s 37,0 s +173,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.278 s 701,0 s +82,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.708 KB/s 55.178 KB/s +39,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.143 points 6.329 points +195,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.165 points 15.231 points +194,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.257 points 13.688 points +221,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.253 points 24.267 points +162,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.846 points 17.193 points +194,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.824 points 12.126 points +108,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.405 points 9.067 points +67,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.565 points 4.873 points +36,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.804 points 2.466 points +36,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.900 points 26.766 points +145,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.472 px/s 12.907 px/s +188,6 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +30,3 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 922,0 points 1.260 points +36,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.882 points 2.335 points +24,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 613,0 px/s 858,0 px/s +40,0 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i9-14900K
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$589
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i9-14900K
Cores / threads	6	24
Threads	12	32
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	4.5 GHz	6 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i9-14900K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	253 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i9-14900K
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 i9-14900K
System power idle	107.4 W	92 W
System power load	147.6 W	417 W
CPU package idle	34 W	17.8 W
CPU package load	71.6 W	253 W
Temperature idle	47.3 °C	33 °C
Temperature load	67.1 °C	84 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	6000 MHz (P) / 4400 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i9-14900K
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 · Peak 333 WATT and 520 W Socket, 100°C temps. LIMIT ist Kühlung

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