AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) vs Intel Core i9-14900K

AMD

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

Overall performance index

63,9

Rank 21 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 29,4% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) Intel Core i9-14900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) wins 1, Intel Core i9-14900K wins 25 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +5,5 % 349,0fps 369,4fps Multi-thread +51,4 % 72,5points 149,4points Single-thread +23,4 % 113,8points 148,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) 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 +5,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 16.750 points 21.373 points +27,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.377 points 6.495 points +1,9 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.122 points 55.772 points +11,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,9 fps 417,2 fps +11,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 280,0 fps 336,0 fps +20,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.433 points 23.698 points +1,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 403,7 fps 421,4 fps +4,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,3 fps 303,2 fps +11,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 589,9 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 384,7 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +105,9 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 89.433 MIPS 202.170 MIPS +126,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 103,0 s 37,0 s +178,4 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.295 s 701,0 s +84,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 37.835 KB/s 55.178 KB/s +45,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.124 points 6.329 points +198,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.024 points 15.231 points +203,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.156 points 13.688 points +229,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.052 points 24.267 points +168,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.761 points 17.193 points +198,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.693 points 12.126 points +113,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.353 points 9.067 points +69,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.604 points 4.873 points +35,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.823 points 2.466 points +35,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.538 points 26.766 points +154,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.462 px/s 12.907 px/s +189,3 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-14900K +30,5 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 920,0 points 1.260 points +37,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.878 points 2.335 points +24,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 615,0 px/s 858,0 px/s +39,5 %

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 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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)	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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)	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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)	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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)	Intel Core i9-14900K
System power idle	97.8 W	92 W
System power load	158.8 W	417 W
CPU package idle	21.8 W	17.8 W
CPU package load	70.3 W	253 W
Temperature idle	40.4 °C	33 °C
Temperature load	69.7 °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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)	Intel Core i9-14900K
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 · Peak 333 WATT and 520 W Socket, 100°C temps. LIMIT ist Kühlung

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