AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i9-12900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Overall performance index

68,4

Rank 17 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 2,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Intel Core i9-12900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X wins 9, Intel Core i9-12900K wins 19 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +16,3 % 340,4fps 292,8fps Multi-thread +22,6 % 79,2points 102,4points Single-thread +3,5 % 131,0points 126,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 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 7600X +16,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.940 points 18.147 points +15,4 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.279 points 6.363 points +1,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 51.628 points 45.316 points +13,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 386,2 fps 338,9 fps +13,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 284,0 fps 233,0 fps +21,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.364 points 23.095 points +1,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 362,1 fps 343,9 fps +5,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 329,4 fps 255,2 fps +29,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 388,2 fps 508,2 fps +30,9 %

Counter-Strike 2 369,9 fps 372,9 fps +0,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +29,2 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 93.308 MIPS 122.953 MIPS +31,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 94,0 s 55,0 s +70,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.081 s 815,0 s +32,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 28.831 KB/s 34.523 KB/s +19,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.305 points 4.051 points +75,7 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.449 points 10.540 points +93,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.189 points 9.159 points +76,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.193 points 18.464 points +81,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.344 points 11.769 points +60,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.269 points 10.311 points +41,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.923 points 7.731 points +30,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.519 points 4.139 points +17,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.082 points 2.111 points +1,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 11.391 points 18.143 points +59,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.302 px/s 9.045 px/s +70,6 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +3,5 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.078 points 1.063 points +1,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.126 points 2.000 points +6,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 736,0 px/s +1,2 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i9-12900K
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$648
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i9-12900K
Cores / threads	6	16
Threads	12	24
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	30 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i9-12900K
TDP / base power	105 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	241 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	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 7600X	Intel Core i9-12900K
System power idle	85 W	101 W
System power load	191 W	351 W
CPU package idle	22 W	18 W
CPU package load	112 W	212 W
Temperature idle	28 °C	29 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	5445 MHz	5000 MHz
Avg clock in games	5445 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i9-12900K
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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