AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 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 13,8% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D wins 9, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 21 (30 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +15,3 % 378,0fps 327,9fps Multi-thread +37,5 % 75,8points 121,1points Single-thread +11,2 % 117,2points 132,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 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 7600X3D +15,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.313 points 18.044 points +4,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.253 points 6.266 points +0,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.941 points 53.424 points +4,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 418,4 fps 399,6 fps +4,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 344,0 fps 272,0 fps +26,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.716 points 23.430 points +1,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 402,6 fps 358,1 fps +12,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 347,0 fps 281,9 fps +23,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 410,9 fps 330,2 fps +24,4 %

Counter-Strike 2 494,8 fps 392,1 fps +26,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +59,9 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 94.875 MIPS 168.704 MIPS +77,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 99,0 s 49,0 s +102,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.240 s 737,0 s +68,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.784 KB/s 49.402 KB/s +24,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.168 points 4.736 points +118,5 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.226 points 11.225 points +114,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.313 points 9.465 points +119,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.334 points 15.689 points +68,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.054 points 12.711 points +110,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.023 points 9.614 points +59,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.493 points 5.674 points +3,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 3.447 points +7,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.914 points 2.024 points +5,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.967 points 19.493 points +77,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.488 px/s 9.630 px/s +114,6 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 13.361 points 28.752 points +115,2 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 12.852 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +12,6 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 963,0 points 1.091 points +13,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.907 points 2.141 points +12,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 646,0 px/s 727,0 px/s +12,5 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.717 points 1.897 points +10,5 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 2.682 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 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 4
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 7000
Release	September 5, 2024	September 27, 2022
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Cores / threads	6	12
Threads	12	24
Base clock	4.1 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.7 GHz	5.6 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
TDP / base power	65 W	170 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	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 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
System power idle	112 W	126 W
System power load	179 W	288 W
CPU package idle	24.2 W	38.8 W
CPU package load	74 W	175 W
Temperature idle	40.5 °C	45.7 °C
Temperature load	65.5 °C	77.1 °C
Highest measured clock	4755 MHz	5656 MHz
Avg clock in games	n/a	5381 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	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 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400 Ares, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD

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