AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 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 4,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D Intel Core i9-12900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D wins 8, Intel Core i9-12900K wins 20 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +29,1 % 378,0fps 292,8fps Multi-thread +26,0 % 75,8points 102,4points Single-thread +7,5 % 117,2points 126,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 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 7600X3D +29,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.313 points 18.147 points +4,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.253 points 6.363 points +1,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.941 points 45.316 points +23,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 418,4 fps 338,9 fps +23,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 344,0 fps 233,0 fps +47,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.716 points 23.095 points +2,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 402,6 fps 343,9 fps +17,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 347,0 fps 255,2 fps +36,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 410,9 fps 508,2 fps +23,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 494,8 fps 372,9 fps +32,7 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +35,1 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 94.875 MIPS 122.953 MIPS +29,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 99,0 s 55,0 s +80,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.240 s 815,0 s +52,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.784 KB/s 34.523 KB/s +15,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.168 points 4.051 points +86,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.226 points 10.540 points +101,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.313 points 9.159 points +112,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.334 points 18.464 points +97,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.054 points 11.769 points +94,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.023 points 10.311 points +71,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.493 points 7.731 points +40,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 4.139 points +11,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.914 points 2.111 points +10,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.967 points 18.143 points +65,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.488 px/s 9.045 px/s +101,5 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 13.361 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 12.852 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +8,1 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 963,0 points 1.063 points +10,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.907 points 2.000 points +4,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 646,0 px/s 736,0 px/s +13,9 %

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 i9-12900K
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$648
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
Cores / threads	6	16
Threads	12	24
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	4.7 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	30 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	241 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	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 7600X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
System power idle	112 W	101 W
System power load	179 W	351 W
CPU package idle	24.2 W	18 W
CPU package load	74 W	212 W
Temperature idle	40.5 °C	29 °C
Temperature load	65.5 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	4755 MHz	5000 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
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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