AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D is 5,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 14, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 12 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +30,5 % 352,4fps 269,9fps Multi-thread +16,9 % 74,7points 89,8points Single-thread +7,4 % 113,9points 106,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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 +30,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.106 points 15.979 points +7,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.361 points 6.356 points +0,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.312 points 45.194 points +11,3 %

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

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 287,0 fps 205,0 fps +40,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.569 points 21.555 points +9,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 408,1 fps 296,8 fps +37,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 338,0 fps 239,9 fps +40,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 375,5 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 377,4 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +20,3 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 92.348 MIPS 117.168 MIPS +26,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 101,0 s 62,0 s +62,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.278 s 980,0 s +30,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.708 KB/s 21.269 KB/s +86,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.143 points 3.455 points +61,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.165 points 7.986 points +54,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.257 points 7.384 points +73,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.253 points 11.939 points +29,0 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.846 points 10.222 points +74,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.824 points 8.235 points +41,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.405 points 5.051 points +7,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.565 points 2.964 points +20,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.804 points 1.779 points +1,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.900 points 12.169 points +11,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.472 px/s 7.044 px/s +57,5 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D +7,4 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 922,0 points 953,0 points +3,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.882 points 1.626 points +15,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 613,0 px/s 601,0 px/s +2,0 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Vermeer
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 5000
Release	November 12, 2025	November 5, 2020
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Cores / threads	6	12
Threads	12	24
Base clock	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.5 GHz	4.8 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
TDP / base power	65 W	105 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 7nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	90 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Socket	AM5	AM4
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	n/a
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	None (graphics card required)

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
System power idle	107.4 W	92 W
System power load	147.6 W	205 W
CPU package idle	34 W	34 W
CPU package load	71.6 W	122 W
Temperature idle	47.3 °C	32 °C
Temperature load	67.1 °C	54 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	4950 MHz
Avg clock in games	n/a	4731 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Test configuration	B850	n/a
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	n/a	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	n/a	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123	DDR4 4400

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