AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is 17,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 6, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 20 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +7,5 % 352,4fps 327,9fps Multi-thread +38,3 % 74,7points 121,1points Single-thread +13,7 % 113,9points 132,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 +7,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.106 points 18.044 points +5,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.361 points 6.266 points +1,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.312 points 53.424 points +6,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 376,3 fps 399,6 fps +6,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 287,0 fps 272,0 fps +5,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.569 points 23.430 points +0,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 408,1 fps 358,1 fps +14,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 338,0 fps 281,9 fps +19,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 330,2 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 392,1 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +62,2 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 92.348 MIPS 168.704 MIPS +82,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 101,0 s 49,0 s +106,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.278 s 737,0 s +73,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.708 KB/s 49.402 KB/s +24,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.143 points 4.736 points +121,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.165 points 11.225 points +117,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.257 points 9.465 points +122,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.253 points 15.689 points +69,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.846 points 12.711 points +117,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.824 points 9.614 points +65,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.405 points 5.674 points +5,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.565 points 3.447 points +3,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.804 points 2.024 points +12,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.900 points 19.493 points +78,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.472 px/s 9.630 px/s +115,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 28.752 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +15,9 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 922,0 points 1.091 points +18,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.882 points 2.141 points +13,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 613,0 px/s 727,0 px/s +18,6 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 1.897 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 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 4
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 7000
Release	November 12, 2025	September 27, 2022
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Cores / threads	6	12
Threads	12	24
Base clock	4 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.5 GHz	5.6 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
TDP / base power	65 W	170 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	n/a
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
System power idle	107.4 W	126 W
System power load	147.6 W	288 W
CPU package idle	34 W	38.8 W
CPU package load	71.6 W	175 W
Temperature idle	47.3 °C	45.7 °C
Temperature load	67.1 °C	77.1 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	5656 MHz
Avg clock in games	n/a	5381 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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	DDR5-6400 Ares, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD

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