Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

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Intel

Intel Core i9-12900K

Overall performance index

70,1

Rank 16 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$648

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K is 8,2% faster on average

Intel Core i9-12900K AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Individual tests: Intel Core i9-12900K wins 19, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 7 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +16,9 % 292,8fps 352,4fps Multi-thread +37,0 % 102,4points 74,7points Single-thread +11,2 % 126,6points 113,9points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900K 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 +20,4 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.147 points 17.106 points +6,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.363 points 6.361 points +0,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.316 points 50.312 points +11,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,9 fps 376,3 fps +11,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 233,0 fps 287,0 fps +23,2 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.095 points 23.569 points +2,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 343,9 fps 408,1 fps +18,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 255,2 fps 338,0 fps +32,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 508,2 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 372,9 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +37,0 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 122.953 MIPS 92.348 MIPS +33,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 55,0 s 101,0 s +83,6 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 815,0 s 1.278 s +56,8 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 34.523 KB/s 39.708 KB/s +15,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.051 points 2.143 points +89,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 10.540 points 5.165 points +104,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.159 points 4.257 points +115,2 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.464 points 9.253 points +99,5 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 11.769 points 5.846 points +101,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.311 points 5.824 points +77,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.731 points 5.405 points +43,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.139 points 3.565 points +16,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.111 points 1.804 points +17,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 18.143 points 10.900 points +66,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.045 px/s 4.472 px/s +102,3 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +11,2 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.063 points 922,0 points +15,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.000 points 1.882 points +6,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 736,0 px/s 613,0 px/s +20,1 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	Intel Core i9-12900K	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$648	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i9-12900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Cores / threads	16	6
Threads	24	12
Performance cores	8	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.2 GHz	4 GHz
Max boost clock	5.2 GHz	4.5 GHz
L2 cache	14 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i9-12900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
TDP / base power	125 W	65 W
Max turbo power	241 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i9-12900K	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 i9-12900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
System power idle	101 W	107.4 W
System power load	351 W	147.6 W
CPU package idle	18 W	34 W
CPU package load	212 W	71.6 W
Temperature idle	29 °C	47.3 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	67.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5000 MHz	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i9-12900K	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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