AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 of 27 CPUs tested

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AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 21,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D wins 9, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 19 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +9,8 % 378,0fps 344,3fps Multi-thread +48,0 % 75,8points 145,8points Single-thread +14,4 % 117,2points 137,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 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 5 7600X3D +9,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.313 points 21.343 points +23,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.253 points 6.323 points +1,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.941 points 55.240 points +1,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 418,4 fps 413,2 fps +1,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 344,0 fps 295,0 fps +16,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.716 points 23.471 points +1,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 402,6 fps 370,8 fps +8,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 347,0 fps 298,3 fps +16,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 410,9 fps 352,7 fps +16,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 494,8 fps 371,7 fps +33,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +92,4 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 94.875 MIPS 206.980 MIPS +118,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 99,0 s 36,0 s +175,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.240 s 679,0 s +82,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.784 KB/s 54.074 KB/s +35,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.168 points 6.287 points +190,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.226 points 14.994 points +186,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.313 points 12.684 points +194,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.334 points 15.658 points +67,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.054 points 16.621 points +174,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.023 points 9.824 points +63,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.493 points 5.573 points +1,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 3.301 points +12,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.914 points 2.162 points +13,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.967 points 23.310 points +112,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.488 px/s 12.516 px/s +178,9 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 13.361 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 12.852 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +16,9 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 963,0 points 1.130 points +17,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.907 points 2.234 points +17,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 646,0 px/s 745,0 px/s +15,3 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.717 points –

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 7950X
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 7950X
Cores / threads	6	16
Threads	12	32
Base clock	4.1 GHz	4.5 GHz
Max boost clock	4.7 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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 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 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
System power idle	112 W	89 W
System power load	179 W	325 W
CPU package idle	24.2 W	35 W
CPU package load	74 W	219 W
Temperature idle	40.5 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	65.5 °C	92.8 °C
Highest measured clock	4755 MHz	5745 MHz
Avg clock in games	n/a	5620 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	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 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400

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