Core i7-12700K vs FX-7500

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Aggregate performance score

FX-7500
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
2.07
Core i7-12700K
2021
12 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
22.39
+982%

i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by a whopping 982% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-7500 and Core i7-12700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1814209
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data61.99
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD KaveriIntel Core i7
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)4 November 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$409
Current price$267 $330 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-7500 and Core i7-12700K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz5 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm10 nm
Die size245 mm2215.25 mm220.5 mm × 10.5 mm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors2410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on FX-7500 and Core i7-12700K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketFP3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-7500 and Core i7-12700K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 ControllerIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
FRTC1no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio+no data
PowerNow+no data
PowerGating+no data
Out-of-band client management+no data
VirusProtect+no data
HSA1no data
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

FX-7500 and Core i7-12700K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-7500 and Core i7-12700K are enumerated here.

AMD-V1no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-7500 and Core i7-12700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 770
iGPU core count6no data
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-7500 and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by FX-7500 and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-7500 and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan1no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-7500 and Core i7-12700K.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-7500 2.07
i7-12700K 22.39
+982%

Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by 982% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

FX-7500 3209
i7-12700K 34633
+979%

Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by 979% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

FX-7500 313
i7-12700K 2531
+709%

Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by 709% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

FX-7500 695
i7-12700K 13664
+1866%

Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by 1866% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

FX-7500 2060
i7-12700K 9305
+352%

Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by 352% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

FX-7500 5482
i7-12700K 63484
+1058%

Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by 1058% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

FX-7500 2771
i7-12700K 16827
+507%

Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by 507% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

FX-7500 23.32
i7-12700K 2.66
+777%

FX-7500 outperforms Core i7-12700K by 777% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

FX-7500 2
i7-12700K 38
+2131%

Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by 2131% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

FX-7500 153
i7-12700K 3325
+2073%

Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by 2073% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

FX-7500 55
i7-12700K 272
+395%

Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by 395% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

FX-7500 0.65
i7-12700K 3.29
+406%

Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by 406% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

FX-7500 1.1
i7-12700K 15.7
+1327%

Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by 1327% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

FX-7500 1479
i7-12700K 10389
+603%

Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by 603% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

FX-7500 14
i7-12700K 179
+1188%

Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by 1188% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

FX-7500 69
i7-12700K 350
+410%

Core i7-12700K outperforms FX-7500 by 410% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.07 22.39
Recency 4 June 2014 4 November 2021
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 20
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 125 Watt

The Core i7-12700K is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-7500 in performance tests.

Be aware that FX-7500 is a notebook processor while Core i7-12700K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-7500 and Core i7-12700K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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