AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) vs Intel Core i9-12900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Overall performance index

59,9

Rank 24 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 14,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) Intel Core i9-12900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) wins 6, Intel Core i9-12900K wins 20 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +21,2 % 354,7fps 292,8fps Multi-thread +42,5 % 58,9points 102,4points Single-thread +10,3 % 113,5points 126,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) 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 (X670E) +21,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.670 points 18.147 points +2,7 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.321 points 6.363 points +0,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.661 points 45.316 points +11,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 378,9 fps 338,9 fps +11,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 280,0 fps 233,0 fps +20,2 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.633 points 23.095 points +2,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 421,3 fps 343,9 fps +22,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 338,5 fps 255,2 fps +32,6 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 508,2 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 372,9 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +73,8 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 61.765 MIPS 122.953 MIPS +99,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 165,0 s 55,0 s +200,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.884 s 815,0 s +131,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 23.938 KB/s 34.523 KB/s +44,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 1.517 points 4.051 points +167,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 3.727 points 10.540 points +182,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 3.430 points 9.159 points +167,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 6.680 points 18.464 points +176,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.224 points 11.769 points +125,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.202 points 10.311 points +98,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.250 points 7.731 points +47,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.597 points 4.139 points +15,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.827 points 2.111 points +15,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 8.978 points 18.143 points +102,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 3.539 px/s 9.045 px/s +155,6 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +11,5 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 921,0 points 1.063 points +15,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.872 points 2.000 points +6,8 %

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 (X670E)	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 (X670E)	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 (X670E)	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 (X670E)	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 (X670E)	Intel Core i9-12900K
System power idle	102 W	101 W
System power load	152.1 W	351 W
CPU package idle	23.1 W	18 W
CPU package load	67.5 W	212 W
Temperature idle	43.3 °C	29 °C
Temperature load	67.6 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	4131 MHz	5000 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)	Intel Core i9-12900K
Test configuration	X670E	n/a
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	n/a
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	n/a
Operating system	n/a	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares,Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123	DDR5-5200

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