AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is 22,6% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 5, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 21 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +4,6 % 352,4fps 337,0fps Multi-thread +41,8 % 74,7points 128,4points Single-thread +23,9 % 113,9points 149,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 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 +4,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.106 points 18.341 points +7,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.361 points 6.204 points +2,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.312 points 50.031 points +0,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 376,3 fps 374,2 fps +0,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 287,0 fps 293,0 fps +2,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.569 points 23.617 points +0,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 408,1 fps 381,9 fps +6,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 338,0 fps 298,7 fps +13,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 331,4 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 459,5 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +71,9 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 92.348 MIPS 178.176 MIPS +92,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 101,0 s 44,0 s +129,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.278 s 695,0 s +83,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.708 KB/s 47.354 KB/s +19,3 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.143 points 5.061 points +136,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.165 points 12.630 points +144,5 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.257 points 10.368 points +143,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.253 points 15.710 points +69,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.846 points 13.830 points +136,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.824 points 12.659 points +117,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.405 points 9.135 points +69,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.565 points 4.854 points +36,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.804 points 2.498 points +38,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.900 points 21.444 points +96,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.472 px/s 10.508 px/s +135,0 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 32.383 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 20.422 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +31,4 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 922,0 points 1.267 points +37,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.882 points 2.510 points +33,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 613,0 px/s 712,0 px/s +16,2 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 2.334 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 3.398 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 9900X
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 5
Codename	Raphael AM5	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 9000
Release	November 12, 2025	August 15, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Cores / threads	6	12
Threads	12	24
Base clock	4 GHz	4.4 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 9900X
TDP / base power	65 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
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	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
System power idle	107.4 W	122.2 W
System power load	147.6 W	292.1 W
CPU package idle	34 W	27.5 W
CPU package load	71.6 W	162 W
Temperature idle	47.3 °C	44 °C
Temperature load	67.1 °C	90 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	5305 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
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	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 · Bei Last Springt Verbrauch kaum

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