AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Overall performance index

44,8

Rank 27 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 46,4% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X wins 1, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 27 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +42,3 % 194,3fps 337,0fps Multi-thread +50,2 % 63,9points 128,4points Single-thread +46,5 % 80,0points 149,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 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 9 9900X +73,4 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 12.338 points 18.341 points +48,7 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.360 points 6.204 points +2,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 29.124 points 50.031 points +71,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 217,8 fps 374,2 fps +71,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 158,0 fps 293,0 fps +85,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 19.026 points 23.617 points +24,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 217,5 fps 381,9 fps +75,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 184,0 fps 298,7 fps +62,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 258,4 fps 331,4 fps +28,3 %

Counter-Strike 2 303,4 fps 459,5 fps +51,5 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +100,9 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 77.631 MIPS 178.176 MIPS +129,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 110,0 s 44,0 s +150,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.407 s 695,0 s +102,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 17.566 KB/s 47.354 KB/s +169,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.079 points 5.061 points +143,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 4.699 points 12.630 points +168,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.553 points 10.368 points +127,7 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.218 points 15.710 points +53,7 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.010 points 13.830 points +130,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.032 points 12.659 points +109,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 3.804 points 9.135 points +140,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.443 points 4.854 points +98,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.322 points 2.498 points +89,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.012 points 21.444 points +137,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.200 px/s 10.508 px/s +150,2 %

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 +86,9 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 701,0 points 1.267 points +80,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.240 points 2.510 points +102,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 460,0 px/s 712,0 px/s +54,8 %

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 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 5
Codename	Matisse	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 3000	Ryzen 9000
Release	July 7, 2019	August 15, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Cores / threads	8	12
Threads	16	24
Base clock	3.6 GHz	4.4 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 9900X
TDP / base power	65 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Socket	AM4	AM5
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
System power idle	82 W	122.2 W
System power load	177 W	292.1 W
CPU package idle	20.5 W	27.5 W
CPU package load	88 W	162 W
Temperature idle	38 °C	44 °C
Temperature load	64 °C	90 °C
Highest measured clock	4399 MHz	5305 MHz
Avg clock in games	4267 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	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	tridentz referenz 3600	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 · Bei Last Springt Verbrauch kaum

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