AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) vs Intel Core i5-14600K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Overall performance index

63,9

Rank 21 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K

Overall performance index

74,3

Rank 12 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Intel Core i5-14600K is 14,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) Intel Core i5-14600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) wins 5, Intel Core i5-14600K wins 21 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +6,1 % 349,0fps 328,8fps Multi-thread +30,6 % 72,5points 104,5points Single-thread +13,6 % 113,8points 131,7points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) Intel Core i5-14600K 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, X3D-Boost) +6,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 16.750 points 19.988 points +19,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.377 points 6.429 points +0,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.122 points 48.038 points +4,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,9 fps 359,3 fps +4,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 280,0 fps 288,0 fps +2,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.433 points 23.788 points +1,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 403,7 fps 368,3 fps +9,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,3 fps 299,7 fps +12,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 441,0 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 359,5 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +44,1 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 89.433 MIPS 127.706 MIPS +42,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 103,0 s 60,0 s +71,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.295 s 867,0 s +49,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 37.835 KB/s 37.414 KB/s +1,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.124 points 3.633 points +71,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.024 points 9.348 points +86,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.156 points 10.006 points +140,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.052 points 19.653 points +117,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.761 points 10.704 points +85,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.693 points 9.921 points +74,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.353 points 7.498 points +40,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.604 points 4.520 points +25,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.823 points 2.277 points +24,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.538 points 18.005 points +70,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.462 px/s 7.946 px/s +78,1 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +15,8 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 920,0 points 1.134 points +23,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.878 points 2.041 points +8,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 615,0 px/s 776,0 px/s +26,2 %

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, X3D-Boost)	Intel Core i5-14600K
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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)	Intel Core i5-14600K
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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)	Intel Core i5-14600K
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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)	Intel Core i5-14600K
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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)	Intel Core i5-14600K
System power idle	97.8 W	95 W
System power load	158.8 W	332 W
CPU package idle	21.8 W	13.6 W
CPU package load	70.3 W	193 W
Temperature idle	40.4 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	69.7 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)	Intel Core i5-14600K
Test configuration	X670E, X3D-Boost	n/a
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	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

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