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

Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D is 1,7% faster on average

Intel Core i7-12700K AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +24,0 % 287,3fps 378,0fps Multi-thread +19,8 % 90,8points 75,8points Single-thread +4,4 % 122,4points 117,2points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700K AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 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 17.381 points 17.313 points +0,4 %

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +19,8 %

Individual results (17 tests)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.446 px/s 4.488 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 1.046 points 963,0 points +8,6 %

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

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

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

Cores, clocks and cache

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

Power and manufacturing

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

Test system

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

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