AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 5,6% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 15, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 13 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +9,5 % 377,1fps 344,3fps Multi-thread +32,1 % 99,1points 145,8points Single-thread +13,2 % 155,0points 137,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 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 7 9700X +9,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.620 points 21.343 points +6,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.226 points 6.323 points +1,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 63.563 points 55.240 points +15,1 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 475,4 fps 413,2 fps +15,1 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 303,0 fps 295,0 fps +2,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.521 points 23.471 points +0,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 392,3 fps 370,8 fps +5,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,8 fps 298,3 fps +13,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 370,9 fps 352,7 fps +5,2 %

Counter-Strike 2 404,8 fps 371,7 fps +8,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +47,2 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 125.199 MIPS 206.980 MIPS +65,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 70,0 s 36,0 s +94,4 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 934,0 s 679,0 s +37,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 40.012 KB/s 54.074 KB/s +35,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.171 points 6.287 points +98,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.947 points 14.994 points +88,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.609 points 12.684 points +91,9 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.961 points 15.658 points +12,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.048 points 16.621 points +83,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.051 points 9.824 points +8,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 8.223 points 5.573 points +47,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.869 points 3.301 points +47,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.552 points 2.162 points +18,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 14.481 points 23.310 points +61,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.737 px/s 12.516 px/s +85,8 %

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 +13,2 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.290 points 1.130 points +14,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.545 points 2.234 points +13,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 816,0 px/s 745,0 px/s +9,5 %

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 9 7950X
Architecture	Zen 5	Zen 4
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 9000	Ryzen 7000
Release	August 8, 2024	September 27, 2022
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Cores / threads	8	16
Threads	16	32
Base clock	3.8 GHz	4.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.5 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
TDP / base power	65 W	170 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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 9 7950X
System power idle	110.6 W	89 W
System power load	195.2 W	325 W
CPU package idle	24.4 W	35 W
CPU package load	88 W	219 W
Temperature idle	49 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	65 °C	92.8 °C
Highest measured clock	4777 MHz	5745 MHz
Avg clock in games	n/a	5620 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400

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