AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Overall performance index

68,4

Rank 17 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is 15,2% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X wins 2, AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 26 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +9,7 % 340,4fps 377,1fps Multi-thread +20,0 % 79,2points 99,1points Single-thread +15,5 % 131,0points 155,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 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 7 9700X +10,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.940 points 22.620 points +8,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.279 points 6.226 points +0,9 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 51.628 points 63.563 points +23,1 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 386,2 fps 475,4 fps +23,1 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 284,0 fps 303,0 fps +6,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.364 points 23.521 points +0,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 362,1 fps 392,3 fps +8,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 329,4 fps 337,8 fps +2,6 %

Fortnite720p, Low 388,2 fps 370,9 fps +4,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 369,9 fps 404,8 fps +9,4 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +25,0 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 93.308 MIPS 125.199 MIPS +34,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 94,0 s 70,0 s +34,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.081 s 934,0 s +15,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 28.831 KB/s 40.012 KB/s +38,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.305 points 3.171 points +37,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.449 points 7.947 points +45,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.189 points 6.609 points +27,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.193 points 13.961 points +37,0 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.344 points 9.048 points +23,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.269 points 9.051 points +24,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.923 points 8.223 points +38,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.519 points 4.869 points +38,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.082 points 2.552 points +22,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 11.391 points 14.481 points +27,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.302 px/s 6.737 px/s +27,1 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 32.383 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 20.422 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +18,3 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.078 points 1.290 points +19,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.126 points 2.545 points +19,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 816,0 px/s +12,2 %

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 7600X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 5
Codename	Raphael AM5	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 9000
Release	September 27, 2022	August 8, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Cores / threads	6	8
Threads	12	16
Base clock	4.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	5.5 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	32 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
TDP / base power	105 W	65 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
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 7600X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
System power idle	85 W	110.6 W
System power load	191 W	195.2 W
CPU package idle	22 W	24.4 W
CPU package load	112 W	88 W
Temperature idle	28 °C	49 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	65 °C
Highest measured clock	5445 MHz	4777 MHz
Avg clock in games	5445 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
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	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6000	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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