AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 24,2% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 5, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 21 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +2,3 % 352,4fps 344,3fps Multi-thread +48,8 % 74,7points 145,8points Single-thread +16,8 % 113,9points 137,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 +2,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.106 points 21.343 points +24,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.361 points 6.323 points +0,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.312 points 55.240 points +9,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 376,3 fps 413,2 fps +9,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 287,0 fps 295,0 fps +2,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.569 points 23.471 points +0,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 408,1 fps 370,8 fps +10,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 338,0 fps 298,3 fps +13,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 352,7 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 371,7 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +95,2 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 92.348 MIPS 206.980 MIPS +124,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 101,0 s 36,0 s +180,6 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.278 s 679,0 s +88,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.708 KB/s 54.074 KB/s +36,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.143 points 6.287 points +193,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.165 points 14.994 points +190,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.257 points 12.684 points +198,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.253 points 15.658 points +69,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.846 points 16.621 points +184,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.824 points 9.824 points +68,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.405 points 5.573 points +3,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.565 points 3.301 points +8,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.804 points 2.162 points +19,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.900 points 23.310 points +113,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.472 px/s 12.516 px/s +179,9 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +20,2 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 922,0 points 1.130 points +22,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.882 points 2.234 points +18,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 613,0 px/s 745,0 px/s +21,5 %

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 7950X
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 7950X
Cores / threads	6	16
Threads	12	32
Base clock	4 GHz	4.5 GHz
Max boost clock	4.5 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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 7950X
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	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
System power idle	107.4 W	89 W
System power load	147.6 W	325 W
CPU package idle	34 W	35 W
CPU package load	71.6 W	219 W
Temperature idle	47.3 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	67.1 °C	92.8 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	5745 MHz
Avg clock in games	n/a	5620 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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
Operating system	n/a	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123	DDR5-6400

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