Intel Core i5-14600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K

Overall performance index

74,3

Rank 12 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

AMD

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

Overall performance index

63,9

Rank 21 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K is 16,3% faster on average

Intel Core i5-14600K AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-14600K wins 21, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) wins 5 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +5,8 % 328,8fps 349,0fps Multi-thread +44,1 % 104,5points 72,5points Single-thread +15,8 % 131,7points 113,8points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-14600K AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) 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 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) +6,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 19.988 points 16.750 points +19,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.429 points 6.377 points +0,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 48.038 points 50.122 points +4,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 359,3 fps 374,9 fps +4,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 288,0 fps 280,0 fps +2,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.788 points 23.433 points +1,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 368,3 fps 403,7 fps +9,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 299,7 fps 337,3 fps +12,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 441,0 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 359,5 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +44,1 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 127.706 MIPS 89.433 MIPS +42,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 60,0 s 103,0 s +71,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 867,0 s 1.295 s +49,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 37.414 KB/s 37.835 KB/s +1,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.633 points 2.124 points +71,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.348 points 5.024 points +86,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.006 points 4.156 points +140,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 19.653 points 9.052 points +117,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.704 points 5.761 points +85,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.921 points 5.693 points +74,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.498 points 5.353 points +40,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.520 points 3.604 points +25,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.277 points 1.823 points +24,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 18.005 points 10.538 points +70,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.946 px/s 4.462 px/s +78,1 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +15,8 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.134 points 920,0 points +23,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.041 points 1.878 points +8,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 776,0 px/s 615,0 px/s +26,2 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Raptor Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core 14000	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q4 2023	November 12, 2025
Launch MSRP	US$319	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Cores / threads	14	6
Threads	20	12
Performance cores	6	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.5 GHz	4 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	4.5 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
TDP / base power	125 W	65 W
Max turbo power	181 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Socket	LGA1700	AM5
Memory	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe lanes	20	n/a
Integrated graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
System power idle	95 W	97.8 W
System power load	332 W	158.8 W
CPU package idle	13.6 W	21.8 W
CPU package load	193 W	70.3 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	40.4 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	69.7 °C
Highest measured clock	5301 MHz (P) / 4000 MHz (E)	n/a
Avg clock in games	4000 E Kerne / 5300 P Kerne	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i5-14600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Test configuration	n/a	X670E, X3D-Boost
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LT720	DeepCool LS720
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	n/a
Settings	DDR5-6400	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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