AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D vs Intel Core i7-12700K

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AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 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 7600X3D is 1,7% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D Intel Core i7-12700K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D wins 9, Intel Core i7-12700K wins 19 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +31,6 % 378,0fps 287,3fps Multi-thread +16,5 % 75,8points 90,8points Single-thread +4,2 % 117,2points 122,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 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 7600X3D +31,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.313 points 17.381 points +0,4 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.253 points 6.341 points +1,4 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.941 points 41.225 points +35,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 418,4 fps 308,4 fps +35,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 344,0 fps 237,0 fps +45,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.716 points 22.633 points +4,8 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 402,6 fps 273,5 fps +47,2 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 347,0 fps 330,2 fps +5,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 410,9 fps 332,0 fps +23,8 %

Counter-Strike 2 494,8 fps 386,3 fps +28,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +19,8 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 94.875 MIPS 105.623 MIPS +11,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 99,0 s 67,0 s +47,8 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.240 s 904,0 s +37,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.784 KB/s 29.768 KB/s +33,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.168 points 3.248 points +49,8 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.226 points 8.355 points +59,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.313 points 7.752 points +79,7 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.334 points 17.034 points +82,5 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.054 points 10.129 points +67,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.023 points 9.532 points +58,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.493 points 7.482 points +36,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 4.021 points +8,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.914 points 2.054 points +7,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.967 points 15.537 points +41,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.488 px/s 7.446 px/s +65,9 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 13.361 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 12.852 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +4,4 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 963,0 points 1.046 points +8,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.907 points 1.923 points +0,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 646,0 px/s 703,0 px/s +8,8 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.717 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 2.682 points –

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Alder Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 12000
Release	September 5, 2024	Q4 2021
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$450
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
Cores / threads	6	12
Threads	12	20
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	4.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost clock	4.7 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	25 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	190 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	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 7600X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
System power idle	112 W	82 W
System power load	179 W	136 W
CPU package idle	24.2 W	9 W
CPU package load	74 W	50 W
Temperature idle	40.5 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	65.5 °C	58 °C
Highest measured clock	4755 MHz	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-5200

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