AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i7-12700K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Overall performance index

68,4

Rank 17 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is 3,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Intel Core i7-12700K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X wins 11, Intel Core i7-12700K wins 17 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +18,5 % 340,4fps 287,3fps Multi-thread +12,7 % 79,2points 90,8points Single-thread +7,1 % 131,0points 122,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Intel Core i7-12700K 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 7600X +18,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.940 points 17.381 points +20,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.279 points 6.341 points +1,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 51.628 points 41.225 points +25,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 386,2 fps 308,4 fps +25,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 284,0 fps 237,0 fps +19,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.364 points 22.633 points +3,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 362,1 fps 273,5 fps +32,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 329,4 fps 330,2 fps +0,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 388,2 fps 332,0 fps +16,9 %

Counter-Strike 2 369,9 fps 386,3 fps +4,4 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +14,6 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 93.308 MIPS 105.623 MIPS +13,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 94,0 s 67,0 s +40,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.081 s 904,0 s +19,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 28.831 KB/s 29.768 KB/s +3,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.305 points 3.248 points +40,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.449 points 8.355 points +53,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.189 points 7.752 points +49,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.193 points 17.034 points +67,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.344 points 10.129 points +37,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.269 points 9.532 points +31,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.923 points 7.482 points +26,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.519 points 4.021 points +14,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.082 points 2.054 points +1,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 11.391 points 15.537 points +36,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.302 px/s 7.446 px/s +40,4 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +7,1 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.078 points 1.046 points +3,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.126 points 1.923 points +10,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 703,0 px/s +3,4 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i7-12700K
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Alder Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 12000
Release	September 27, 2022	Q4 2021
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$450
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i7-12700K
Cores / threads	6	12
Threads	12	20
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	4.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	25 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i7-12700K
TDP / base power	105 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	190 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i7-12700K
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 7600X	Intel Core i7-12700K
System power idle	85 W	82 W
System power load	191 W	136 W
CPU package idle	22 W	9 W
CPU package load	112 W	50 W
Temperature idle	28 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	58 °C
Highest measured clock	5445 MHz	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5445 MHz	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i7-12700K
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6000	DDR5-5200

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