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

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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 7600X

Overall performance index

68,4

Rank 17 of 27 CPUs tested

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

Intel Core i9-12900K AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Individual tests: Intel Core i9-12900K wins 19, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X wins 9 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +14,0 % 292,8fps 340,4fps Multi-thread +29,2 % 102,4points 79,2points Single-thread +3,4 % 126,6points 131,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900K 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 +16,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.147 points 20.940 points +15,4 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.363 points 6.279 points +1,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.316 points 51.628 points +13,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,9 fps 386,2 fps +13,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 233,0 fps 284,0 fps +21,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.095 points 23.364 points +1,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 343,9 fps 362,1 fps +5,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 255,2 fps 329,4 fps +29,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 508,2 fps 388,2 fps +30,9 %

Counter-Strike 2 372,9 fps 369,9 fps +0,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +29,2 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 122.953 MIPS 93.308 MIPS +31,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 55,0 s 94,0 s +70,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 815,0 s 1.081 s +32,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 34.523 KB/s 28.831 KB/s +19,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.051 points 2.305 points +75,7 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 10.540 points 5.449 points +93,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.159 points 5.189 points +76,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.464 points 10.193 points +81,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 11.769 points 7.344 points +60,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.311 points 7.269 points +41,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.731 points 5.923 points +30,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.139 points 3.519 points +17,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.111 points 2.082 points +1,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 18.143 points 11.391 points +59,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.045 px/s 5.302 px/s +70,6 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +3,5 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.063 points 1.078 points +1,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.000 points 2.126 points +6,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 736,0 px/s 727,0 px/s +1,2 %

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 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$648	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i9-12900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Cores / threads	16	6
Threads	24	12
Performance cores	8	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.2 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.2 GHz	5.3 GHz
L2 cache	14 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	32 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i9-12900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
TDP / base power	125 W	105 W
Max turbo power	241 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i9-12900K	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 i9-12900K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
System power idle	101 W	85 W
System power load	351 W	191 W
CPU package idle	18 W	22 W
CPU package load	212 W	112 W
Temperature idle	29 °C	28 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	5000 MHz	5445 MHz
Avg clock in games	n/a	5445 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core i9-12900K	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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