AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Overall performance index

68,4

Rank 17 of 27 CPUs tested

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AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is 18,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X wins 7, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 21 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +1,0 % 340,4fps 337,0fps Multi-thread +38,3 % 79,2points 128,4points Single-thread +12,4 % 131,0points 149,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 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 7600X +1,0 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.940 points 18.341 points +14,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.279 points 6.204 points +1,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 51.628 points 50.031 points +3,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 386,2 fps 374,2 fps +3,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 284,0 fps 293,0 fps +3,2 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.364 points 23.617 points +1,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 362,1 fps 381,9 fps +5,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 329,4 fps 298,7 fps +10,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 388,2 fps 331,4 fps +17,1 %

Counter-Strike 2 369,9 fps 459,5 fps +24,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +62,0 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 93.308 MIPS 178.176 MIPS +91,0 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 94,0 s 44,0 s +113,6 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.081 s 695,0 s +55,5 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 28.831 KB/s 47.354 KB/s +64,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.305 points 5.061 points +119,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.449 points 12.630 points +131,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.189 points 10.368 points +99,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.193 points 15.710 points +54,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.344 points 13.830 points +88,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.269 points 12.659 points +74,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.923 points 9.135 points +54,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.519 points 4.854 points +37,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.082 points 2.498 points +20,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 11.391 points 21.444 points +88,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.302 px/s 10.508 px/s +98,2 %

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 +14,2 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.078 points 1.267 points +17,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.126 points 2.510 points +18,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 712,0 px/s +2,1 %

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 9 9900X
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 5
Codename	Raphael AM5	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 9000
Release	September 27, 2022	August 15, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Cores / threads	6	12
Threads	12	24
Base clock	4.7 GHz	4.4 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 9900X
TDP / base power	105 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	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 7600X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
System power idle	85 W	122.2 W
System power load	191 W	292.1 W
CPU package idle	22 W	27.5 W
CPU package load	112 W	162 W
Temperature idle	28 °C	44 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	90 °C
Highest measured clock	5445 MHz	5305 MHz
Avg clock in games	5445 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
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 · Bei Last Springt Verbrauch kaum

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