AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 14,4% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 5, AMD Ryzen 9 9950X wins 27 (32 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +0,7 % 377,1fps 374,6fps Multi-thread +36,9 % 99,1points 157,1points Single-thread +1,1 % 155,0points 156,8points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 +0,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.620 points 21.219 points +6,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.226 points 6.332 points +1,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 63.563 points 57.239 points +11,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 475,4 fps 428,1 fps +11,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 303,0 fps 323,0 fps +6,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.521 points 23.660 points +0,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 392,3 fps 413,6 fps +5,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,8 fps 333,5 fps +1,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 370,9 fps 385,1 fps +3,8 %

Counter-Strike 2 404,8 fps 437,8 fps +8,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +58,6 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 125.199 MIPS 230.436 MIPS +84,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 70,0 s 33,0 s +112,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 934,0 s 611,0 s +52,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 40.012 KB/s 53.488 KB/s +33,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.171 points 6.405 points +102,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.947 points 16.156 points +103,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.609 points 13.323 points +101,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.961 points 16.174 points +15,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.048 points 16.513 points +82,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.051 points 16.910 points +86,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 8.223 points 9.451 points +14,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.869 points 5.038 points +3,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.552 points 2.596 points +1,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 14.481 points 25.210 points +74,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.737 px/s 13.052 px/s +93,7 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points 41.428 points +27,9 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points 21.953 points +7,5 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +1,1 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.290 points 1.309 points +1,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.545 points 2.564 points +0,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 816,0 px/s 830,0 px/s +1,7 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.334 points 2.277 points +2,5 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.398 points 3.463 points +1,9 %

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 9950X
Architecture	Zen 5	Zen 5
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 9000	Ryzen 9000
Release	August 8, 2024	August 15, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Cores / threads	8	16
Threads	16	32
Base clock	3.8 GHz	4.3 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 9950X
TDP / base power	65 W	170 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 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 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
System power idle	110.6 W	153.9 W
System power load	195.2 W	329.9 W
CPU package idle	24.4 W	60 W
CPU package load	88 W	196 W
Temperature idle	49 °C	58 °C
Temperature load	65 °C	77 °C
Highest measured clock	4777 MHz	5437 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
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 )	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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