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

Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Overall performance index

68,4

Rank 17 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is 3,3% faster on average

Intel Core i7-12700K AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Individual tests: Intel Core i7-12700K wins 17, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X wins 11 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +15,6 % 287,3fps 340,4fps Multi-thread +14,6 % 90,8points 79,2points Single-thread +6,6 % 122,4points 131,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700K AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 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 7600X +18,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.381 points 20.940 points +20,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.341 points 6.279 points +1,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 41.225 points 51.628 points +25,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 308,4 fps 386,2 fps +25,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 237,0 fps 284,0 fps +19,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 22.633 points 23.364 points +3,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 273,5 fps 362,1 fps +32,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 330,2 fps 329,4 fps +0,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 332,0 fps 388,2 fps +16,9 %

Counter-Strike 2 386,3 fps 369,9 fps +4,4 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +14,6 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 105.623 MIPS 93.308 MIPS +13,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 67,0 s 94,0 s +40,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 904,0 s 1.081 s +19,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 29.768 KB/s 28.831 KB/s +3,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.248 points 2.305 points +40,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 8.355 points 5.449 points +53,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.752 points 5.189 points +49,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 17.034 points 10.193 points +67,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.129 points 7.344 points +37,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.532 points 7.269 points +31,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.482 points 5.923 points +26,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.021 points 3.519 points +14,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.054 points 2.082 points +1,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.537 points 11.391 points +36,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.446 px/s 5.302 px/s +40,4 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +7,1 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.046 points 1.078 points +3,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.923 points 2.126 points +10,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 703,0 px/s 727,0 px/s +3,4 %

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 7600X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Alder Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core 12000	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q4 2021	September 27, 2022
Launch MSRP	US$450	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Cores / threads	12	6
Threads	20	12
Performance cores	8	n/a
Efficient cores	4	n/a
Base clock	3.6 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5.3 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	25 MB	32 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
TDP / base power	125 W	105 W
Max turbo power	190 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
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 7600X
System power idle	82 W	85 W
System power load	136 W	191 W
CPU package idle	9 W	22 W
CPU package load	50 W	112 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	28 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	5445 MHz
Avg clock in games	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	5445 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core i7-12700K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
BIOS	n/a	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-5200	DDR5-6000

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