AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is 19,7% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D wins 9, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 23 (32 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +12,2 % 378,0fps 337,0fps Multi-thread +41,0 % 75,8points 128,4points Single-thread +21,7 % 117,2points 149,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 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 7600X3D +12,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.313 points 18.341 points +5,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.253 points 6.204 points +0,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.941 points 50.031 points +11,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 418,4 fps 374,2 fps +11,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 344,0 fps 293,0 fps +17,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.716 points 23.617 points +0,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 402,6 fps 381,9 fps +5,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 347,0 fps 298,7 fps +16,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 410,9 fps 331,4 fps +24,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 494,8 fps 459,5 fps +7,7 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +69,5 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 94.875 MIPS 178.176 MIPS +87,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 99,0 s 44,0 s +125,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.240 s 695,0 s +78,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.784 KB/s 47.354 KB/s +19,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.168 points 5.061 points +133,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.226 points 12.630 points +141,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.313 points 10.368 points +140,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.334 points 15.710 points +68,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.054 points 13.830 points +128,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.023 points 12.659 points +110,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.493 points 9.135 points +66,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 4.854 points +30,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.914 points 2.498 points +30,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.967 points 21.444 points +95,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.488 px/s 10.508 px/s +134,1 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 13.361 points 32.383 points +142,4 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 12.852 points 20.422 points +58,9 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +27,7 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 963,0 points 1.267 points +31,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.907 points 2.510 points +31,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 646,0 px/s 712,0 px/s +10,2 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.717 points 2.334 points +35,9 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 2.682 points 3.398 points +26,7 %

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

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Cores / threads	6	12
Threads	12	24
Base clock	4.1 GHz	4.4 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 9900X
TDP / base power	65 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	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 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
System power idle	112 W	122.2 W
System power load	179 W	292.1 W
CPU package idle	24.2 W	27.5 W
CPU package load	74 W	162 W
Temperature idle	40.5 °C	44 °C
Temperature load	65.5 °C	90 °C
Highest measured clock	4755 MHz	5305 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	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 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 · Bei Last Springt Verbrauch kaum

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