AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Overall performance index

44,8

Rank 27 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 42,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X wins 1, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 27 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +40,7 % 194,3fps 327,9fps Multi-thread +47,2 % 63,9points 121,1points Single-thread +39,3 % 80,0points 132,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 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 9 7900X +68,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 12.338 points 18.044 points +46,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.360 points 6.266 points +1,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 29.124 points 53.424 points +83,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 217,8 fps 399,6 fps +83,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 158,0 fps 272,0 fps +72,2 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 19.026 points 23.430 points +23,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 217,5 fps 358,1 fps +64,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 184,0 fps 281,9 fps +53,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 258,4 fps 330,2 fps +27,8 %

Counter-Strike 2 303,4 fps 392,1 fps +29,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +89,5 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 77.631 MIPS 168.704 MIPS +117,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 110,0 s 49,0 s +124,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.407 s 737,0 s +90,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 17.566 KB/s 49.402 KB/s +181,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.079 points 4.736 points +127,8 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 4.699 points 11.225 points +138,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.553 points 9.465 points +107,9 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.218 points 15.689 points +53,5 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.010 points 12.711 points +111,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.032 points 9.614 points +59,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 3.804 points 5.674 points +49,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.443 points 3.447 points +41,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.322 points 2.024 points +53,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.012 points 19.493 points +116,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.200 px/s 9.630 px/s +129,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 28.752 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +64,9 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 701,0 points 1.091 points +55,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.240 points 2.141 points +72,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 460,0 px/s 727,0 px/s +58,0 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 1.897 points

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Matisse	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 3000	Ryzen 7000
Release	July 7, 2019	September 27, 2022
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Cores / threads	8	12
Threads	16	24
Base clock	3.6 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.4 GHz	5.6 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
TDP / base power	65 W	170 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Socket	AM4	AM5
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	n/a
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
System power idle	82 W	126 W
System power load	177 W	288 W
CPU package idle	20.5 W	38.8 W
CPU package load	88 W	175 W
Temperature idle	38 °C	45.7 °C
Temperature load	64 °C	77.1 °C
Highest measured clock	4399 MHz	5656 MHz
Avg clock in games	4267 MHz	5381 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	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 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	tridentz referenz 3600	DDR5-6400 Ares, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD

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