AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 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 31,2% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 2, AMD Ryzen 9 9950X wins 24 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +5,9 % 352,4fps 374,6fps Multi-thread +52,4 % 74,7points 157,1points Single-thread +27,3 % 113,9points 156,8points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D 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 +6,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.106 points 21.219 points +24,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.361 points 6.332 points +0,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.312 points 57.239 points +13,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 376,3 fps 428,1 fps +13,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 287,0 fps 323,0 fps +12,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.569 points 23.660 points +0,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 408,1 fps 413,6 fps +1,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 338,0 fps 333,5 fps +1,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 385,1 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 437,8 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +110,3 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 92.348 MIPS 230.436 MIPS +149,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 101,0 s 33,0 s +206,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.278 s 611,0 s +109,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.708 KB/s 53.488 KB/s +34,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.143 points 6.405 points +198,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.165 points 16.156 points +212,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.257 points 13.323 points +213,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.253 points 16.174 points +74,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.846 points 16.513 points +182,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.824 points 16.910 points +190,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.405 points 9.451 points +74,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.565 points 5.038 points +41,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.804 points 2.596 points +43,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.900 points 25.210 points +131,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.472 px/s 13.052 px/s +191,9 %

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 +37,6 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 922,0 points 1.309 points +42,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.882 points 2.564 points +36,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 613,0 px/s 830,0 px/s +35,4 %

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 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
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 9950X
Cores / threads	6	16
Threads	12	32
Base clock	4 GHz	4.3 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 9950X
TDP / base power	65 W	170 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 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	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
System power idle	107.4 W	153.9 W
System power load	147.6 W	329.9 W
CPU package idle	34 W	60 W
CPU package load	71.6 W	196 W
Temperature idle	47.3 °C	58 °C
Temperature load	67.1 °C	77 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	5437 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
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 1.2.0.2 ( 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,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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