Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

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Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K is 2,1% faster on average

Intel Core i7-12700K AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Individual tests: Intel Core i7-12700K wins 18, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 8 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +18,5 % 287,3fps 352,4fps Multi-thread +21,5 % 90,8points 74,7points Single-thread +7,5 % 122,4points 113,9points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700K 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 +22,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.381 points 17.106 points +1,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.341 points 6.361 points +0,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 41.225 points 50.312 points +22,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 308,4 fps 376,3 fps +22,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 237,0 fps 287,0 fps +21,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 22.633 points 23.569 points +4,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 273,5 fps 408,1 fps +49,2 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 330,2 fps 338,0 fps +2,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 332,0 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 386,3 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +21,5 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 105.623 MIPS 92.348 MIPS +14,4 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 67,0 s 101,0 s +50,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 904,0 s 1.278 s +41,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 29.768 KB/s 39.708 KB/s +33,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.248 points 2.143 points +51,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 8.355 points 5.165 points +61,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.752 points 4.257 points +82,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 17.034 points 9.253 points +84,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.129 points 5.846 points +73,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.532 points 5.824 points +63,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.482 points 5.405 points +38,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.021 points 3.565 points +12,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.054 points 1.804 points +13,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.537 points 10.900 points +42,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.446 px/s 4.472 px/s +66,5 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +7,5 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.046 points 922,0 points +13,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.923 points 1.882 points +2,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 703,0 px/s 613,0 px/s +14,7 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Alder Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core 12000	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q4 2021	November 12, 2025
Launch MSRP	US$450	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Cores / threads	12	6
Threads	20	12
Performance cores	8	n/a
Efficient cores	4	n/a
Base clock	3.6 GHz	4 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	4.5 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	25 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
TDP / base power	125 W	65 W
Max turbo power	190 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Socket	LGA1700	AM5
Memory	Up to DDR5 4800 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 i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
System power idle	82 W	107.4 W
System power load	136 W	147.6 W
CPU package idle	9 W	34 W
CPU package load	50 W	71.6 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	47.3 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	67.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	n/a
Avg clock in games	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Test configuration	n/a	B850
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	n/a
Settings	DDR5-5200	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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