Intel Core i5-14600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

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Intel

Intel Core i5-14600K

Overall performance index

74,3

Rank 12 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K is 14,7% faster on average

Intel Core i5-14600K AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +6,7 % 328,8fps 352,4fps Multi-thread +39,9 % 104,5points 74,7points Single-thread +15,6 % 131,7points 113,9points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-14600K AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D 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 +7,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 19.988 points 17.106 points +16,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.429 points 6.361 points +1,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 48.038 points 50.312 points +4,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 359,3 fps 376,3 fps +4,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 288,0 fps 287,0 fps +0,3 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.788 points 23.569 points +0,9 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 368,3 fps 408,1 fps +10,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 299,7 fps 338,0 fps +12,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 441,0 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 359,5 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +39,9 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 127.706 MIPS 92.348 MIPS +38,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 60,0 s 101,0 s +68,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 867,0 s 1.278 s +47,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 37.414 KB/s 39.708 KB/s +6,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.633 points 2.143 points +69,5 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.348 points 5.165 points +81,0 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.006 points 4.257 points +135,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 19.653 points 9.253 points +112,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.704 points 5.846 points +83,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.921 points 5.824 points +70,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.498 points 5.405 points +38,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.520 points 3.565 points +26,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.277 points 1.804 points +26,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 18.005 points 10.900 points +65,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.946 px/s 4.472 px/s +77,7 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-14600K +15,6 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.134 points 922,0 points +23,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.041 points 1.882 points +8,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 776,0 px/s 613,0 px/s +26,6 %

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
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
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
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
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
System power idle	95 W	107.4 W
System power load	332 W	147.6 W
CPU package idle	13.6 W	34 W
CPU package load	193 W	71.6 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	47.3 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	67.1 °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
Test configuration	n/a	B850
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi	n/a
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LT720	n/a
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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