Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

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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 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K is 4,2% faster on average

Intel Core i9-12900K AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Individual tests: Intel Core i9-12900K wins 20, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D wins 8 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +22,6 % 292,8fps 378,0fps Multi-thread +35,1 % 102,4points 75,8points Single-thread +8,1 % 126,6points 117,2points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900K 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 +29,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.147 points 17.313 points +4,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.363 points 6.253 points +1,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.316 points 55.941 points +23,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,9 fps 418,4 fps +23,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 233,0 fps 344,0 fps +47,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.095 points 23.716 points +2,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 343,9 fps 402,6 fps +17,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 255,2 fps 347,0 fps +36,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 508,2 fps 410,9 fps +23,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 372,9 fps 494,8 fps +32,7 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +35,1 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 122.953 MIPS 94.875 MIPS +29,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 55,0 s 99,0 s +80,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 815,0 s 1.240 s +52,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 34.523 KB/s 39.784 KB/s +15,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.051 points 2.168 points +86,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 10.540 points 5.226 points +101,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.159 points 4.313 points +112,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.464 points 9.334 points +97,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 11.769 points 6.054 points +94,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.311 points 6.023 points +71,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.731 points 5.493 points +40,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.139 points 3.712 points +11,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.111 points 1.914 points +10,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 18.143 points 10.967 points +65,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.045 px/s 4.488 px/s +101,5 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 13.361 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 12.852 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +8,1 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.063 points 963,0 points +10,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.000 points 1.907 points +4,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 736,0 px/s 646,0 px/s +13,9 %

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

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i9-12900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
Cores / threads	16	6
Threads	24	12
Performance cores	8	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.2 GHz	4.1 GHz
Max boost clock	5.2 GHz	4.7 GHz
L2 cache	14 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i9-12900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
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 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 i9-12900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
System power idle	101 W	112 W
System power load	351 W	179 W
CPU package idle	18 W	24.2 W
CPU package load	212 W	74 W
Temperature idle	29 °C	40.5 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	65.5 °C
Highest measured clock	5000 MHz	4755 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core i9-12900K	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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