AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Overall performance index

85,6

Rank 5 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 32,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 26, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 0 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +24,9 % 440,1fps 352,4fps Multi-thread +45,9 % 109,0points 74,7points Single-thread +26,4 % 144,0points 113,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 9800X3D +24,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.091 points 17.106 points +29,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 12.410 points 6.361 points +95,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 64.725 points 50.312 points +28,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 484,1 fps 376,3 fps +28,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 409,0 fps 287,0 fps +42,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.678 points 23.569 points +0,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 447,7 fps 408,1 fps +9,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 419,7 fps 338,0 fps +24,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 463,6 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 488,7 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +45,9 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 135.936 MIPS 92.348 MIPS +47,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 101,0 s +62,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 798,0 s 1.278 s +60,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 56.061 KB/s 39.708 KB/s +41,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.581 points 2.143 points +67,1 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.057 points 5.165 points +75,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.536 points 4.257 points +77,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.859 points 9.253 points +71,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.231 points 5.846 points +75,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.224 points 5.824 points +75,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 6.099 points 5.405 points +12,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 3.565 points +4,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.284 points 1.804 points +26,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.995 points 10.900 points +46,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.533 px/s 4.472 px/s +68,4 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 23.255 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 18.159 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +26,4 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.189 points 922,0 points +29,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.379 points 1.882 points +26,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 752,0 px/s 613,0 px/s +22,7 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.951 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.232 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 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Architecture	Zen 5	Zen 4
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 9000	Ryzen 7000
Release	November 7, 2024	November 12, 2025
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Cores / threads	8	6
Threads	16	12
Base clock	4.7 GHz	4 GHz
Max boost clock	5.2 GHz	4.5 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
TDP / base power	120 W	65 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	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 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
System power idle	123.2 W	107.4 W
System power load	227 W	147.6 W
CPU package idle	25.5 W	34 W
CPU package load	110 W	71.6 W
Temperature idle	42.5 °C	47.3 °C
Temperature load	62.1 °C	67.1 °C
Highest measured clock	4918 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	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	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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