AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Overall performance index

68,4

Rank 17 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 19,9% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X wins 4, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 24 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +1,1 % 340,4fps 344,3fps Multi-thread +45,7 % 79,2points 145,8points Single-thread +4,3 % 131,0points 137,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X +1,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.940 points 21.343 points +1,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.279 points 6.323 points +0,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 51.628 points 55.240 points +7,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 386,2 fps 413,2 fps +7,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 284,0 fps 295,0 fps +3,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.364 points 23.471 points +0,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 362,1 fps 370,8 fps +2,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 329,4 fps 298,3 fps +10,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 388,2 fps 352,7 fps +10,1 %

Counter-Strike 2 369,9 fps 371,7 fps +0,5 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +84,0 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 93.308 MIPS 206.980 MIPS +121,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 94,0 s 36,0 s +161,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.081 s 679,0 s +59,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 28.831 KB/s 54.074 KB/s +87,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.305 points 6.287 points +172,8 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.449 points 14.994 points +175,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.189 points 12.684 points +144,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.193 points 15.658 points +53,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.344 points 16.621 points +126,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.269 points 9.824 points +35,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.923 points 5.573 points +6,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.519 points 3.301 points +6,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.082 points 2.162 points +3,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 11.391 points 23.310 points +104,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.302 px/s 12.516 px/s +136,1 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +4,5 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.078 points 1.130 points +4,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.126 points 2.234 points +5,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 745,0 px/s +2,5 %

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 7950X
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 7950X
Cores / threads	6	16
Threads	12	32
Base clock	4.7 GHz	4.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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 7950X
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	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
System power idle	85 W	89 W
System power load	191 W	325 W
CPU package idle	22 W	35 W
CPU package load	112 W	219 W
Temperature idle	28 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	92.8 °C
Highest measured clock	5445 MHz	5745 MHz
Avg clock in games	5445 MHz	5620 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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 )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6000	DDR5-6400

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