AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

Overall performance index

62,3

Rank 22 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 33,9% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F wins 0, AMD Ryzen 9 9950X wins 28 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +18,3 % 305,9fps 374,6fps Multi-thread +54,4 % 71,7points 157,1points Single-thread +22,5 % 121,5points 156,8points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 9 9950X +22,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.663 points 21.219 points +20,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.288 points 6.332 points +0,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 48.987 points 57.239 points +16,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 366,4 fps 428,1 fps +16,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 234,0 fps 323,0 fps +38,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 22.946 points 23.660 points +3,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 329,6 fps 413,6 fps +25,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 293,5 fps 333,5 fps +13,6 %

Fortnite720p, Low 357,2 fps 385,1 fps +7,8 %

Counter-Strike 2 374,7 fps 437,8 fps +16,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +119,1 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 84.086 MIPS 230.436 MIPS +174,0 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 103,0 s 33,0 s +212,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.179 s 611,0 s +93,0 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 30.819 KB/s 53.488 KB/s +73,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.280 points 6.405 points +180,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.491 points 16.156 points +194,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.554 points 13.323 points +192,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.358 points 16.174 points +72,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.308 points 16.513 points +161,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.267 points 16.910 points +169,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.528 points 9.451 points +71,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.781 points 5.038 points +33,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.923 points 2.596 points +35,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.961 points 25.210 points +153,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.894 px/s 13.052 px/s +166,7 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 41.428 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 21.953 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +29,0 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 979,0 points 1.309 points +33,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.992 points 2.564 points +28,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 675,0 px/s 830,0 px/s +23,0 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 2.277 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 3.463 points

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 5
Codename	Raphael AM5	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 9000
Release	July 22, 2023	August 15, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Cores / threads	6	16
Threads	12	32
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4.3 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
TDP / base power	65 W	170 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
System power idle	105 W	153.9 W
System power load	161 W	329.9 W
CPU package idle	25 W	60 W
CPU package load	70 W	196 W
Temperature idle	42 °C	58 °C
Temperature load	56 °C	77 °C
Highest measured clock	5055 MHz	5437 MHz
Avg clock in games	5047 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Motherboard	n/a	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6000 · Schwankt konstant zwischen 4 und 5 ghz	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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