AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is 24,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 22, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 4 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +7,0 % 377,1fps 352,4fps Multi-thread +32,6 % 99,1points 74,7points Single-thread +36,1 % 155,0points 113,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D 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 7 9700X +7,0 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.620 points 17.106 points +32,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.226 points 6.361 points +2,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 63.563 points 50.312 points +26,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 475,4 fps 376,3 fps +26,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 303,0 fps 287,0 fps +5,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.521 points 23.569 points +0,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 392,3 fps 408,1 fps +4,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,8 fps 338,0 fps +0,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 370,9 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 404,8 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +32,6 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 125.199 MIPS 92.348 MIPS +35,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 70,0 s 101,0 s +44,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 934,0 s 1.278 s +36,8 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 40.012 KB/s 39.708 KB/s +0,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.171 points 2.143 points +48,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.947 points 5.165 points +53,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.609 points 4.257 points +55,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.961 points 9.253 points +50,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.048 points 5.846 points +54,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.051 points 5.824 points +55,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 8.223 points 5.405 points +52,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.869 points 3.565 points +36,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.552 points 1.804 points +41,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 14.481 points 10.900 points +32,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.737 px/s 4.472 px/s +50,6 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +36,1 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.290 points 922,0 points +39,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.545 points 1.882 points +35,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 816,0 px/s 613,0 px/s +33,1 %

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 9700X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Architecture	Zen 5	Zen 4
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 9000	Ryzen 7000
Release	August 8, 2024	November 12, 2025
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Cores / threads	8	6
Threads	16	12
Base clock	3.8 GHz	4 GHz
Max boost clock	5.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
TDP / base power	65 W	65 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 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 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
System power idle	110.6 W	107.4 W
System power load	195.2 W	147.6 W
CPU package idle	24.4 W	34 W
CPU package load	88 W	71.6 W
Temperature idle	49 °C	47.3 °C
Temperature load	65 °C	67.1 °C
Highest measured clock	4777 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Test configuration	n/a	B850
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	n/a
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	n/a
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	n/a
Settings	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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