AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Overall performance index

68,4

Rank 17 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is 12,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X wins 9, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 18 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +3,8 % 340,4fps 327,9fps Multi-thread +34,6 % 79,2points 121,1points Single-thread +0,7 % 131,0points 132,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7600X +3,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.940 points 18.044 points +16,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.279 points 6.266 points +0,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 51.628 points 53.424 points +3,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 386,2 fps 399,6 fps +3,5 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 284,0 fps 272,0 fps +4,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.364 points 23.430 points +0,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 362,1 fps 358,1 fps +1,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 329,4 fps 281,9 fps +16,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 388,2 fps 330,2 fps +17,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 369,9 fps 392,1 fps +6,0 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +52,9 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 93.308 MIPS 168.704 MIPS +80,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 94,0 s 49,0 s +91,8 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.081 s 737,0 s +46,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 28.831 KB/s 49.402 KB/s +71,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.305 points 4.736 points +105,5 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.449 points 11.225 points +106,0 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.189 points 9.465 points +82,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.193 points 15.689 points +53,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.344 points 12.711 points +73,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.269 points 9.614 points +32,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.923 points 5.674 points +4,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.519 points 3.447 points +2,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.082 points 2.024 points +2,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 11.391 points 19.493 points +71,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.302 px/s 9.630 px/s +81,6 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 28.752 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +0,7 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.078 points 1.091 points +1,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.126 points 2.141 points +0,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 727,0 px/s ±0 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 1.897 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 9 7900X
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 4
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 7000
Release	September 27, 2022	September 27, 2022
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Cores / threads	6	12
Threads	12	24
Base clock	4.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	5.6 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
TDP / base power	105 W	170 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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	n/a
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
System power idle	85 W	126 W
System power load	191 W	288 W
CPU package idle	22 W	38.8 W
CPU package load	112 W	175 W
Temperature idle	28 °C	45.7 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	77.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5445 MHz	5656 MHz
Avg clock in games	5445 MHz	5381 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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	DDR5-6400 Ares, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD

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