AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Overall performance index

63,9

Rank 21 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 23,7% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) wins 5, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 21 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +3,6 % 349,0fps 337,0fps Multi-thread +43,5 % 72,5points 128,4points Single-thread +24,0 % 113,8points 149,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) 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 (X670E, X3D-Boost) +3,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 16.750 points 18.341 points +9,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.377 points 6.204 points +2,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.122 points 50.031 points +0,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,9 fps 374,2 fps +0,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 280,0 fps 293,0 fps +4,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.433 points 23.617 points +0,8 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 403,7 fps 381,9 fps +5,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,3 fps 298,7 fps +12,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 331,4 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 459,5 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +77,1 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 89.433 MIPS 178.176 MIPS +99,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 103,0 s 44,0 s +134,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.295 s 695,0 s +86,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 37.835 KB/s 47.354 KB/s +25,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.124 points 5.061 points +138,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.024 points 12.630 points +151,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.156 points 10.368 points +149,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.052 points 15.710 points +73,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.761 points 13.830 points +140,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.693 points 12.659 points +122,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.353 points 9.135 points +70,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.604 points 4.854 points +34,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.823 points 2.498 points +37,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.538 points 21.444 points +103,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.462 px/s 10.508 px/s +135,5 %

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 +31,5 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 920,0 points 1.267 points +37,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.878 points 2.510 points +33,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 615,0 px/s 712,0 px/s +15,8 %

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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)	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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)	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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)	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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)	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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
System power idle	97.8 W	122.2 W
System power load	158.8 W	292.1 W
CPU package idle	21.8 W	27.5 W
CPU package load	70.3 W	162 W
Temperature idle	40.4 °C	44 °C
Temperature load	69.7 °C	90 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	5305 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Test configuration	X670E, X3D-Boost	n/a
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	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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