AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Overall performance index

85,6

Rank 5 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Overall performance index

59,9

Rank 24 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 42,8% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 26, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) wins 0 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +24,1 % 440,1fps 354,7fps Multi-thread +85,1 % 109,0points 58,9points Single-thread +26,8 % 144,0points 113,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) 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 +24,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.091 points 17.670 points +25,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 12.410 points 6.321 points +96,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 64.725 points 50.661 points +27,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 484,1 fps 378,9 fps +27,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 409,0 fps 280,0 fps +46,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.678 points 23.633 points +0,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 447,7 fps 421,3 fps +6,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 419,7 fps 338,5 fps +24,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 463,6 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 488,7 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +85,1 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 135.936 MIPS 61.765 MIPS +120,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 165,0 s +166,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 798,0 s 1.884 s +136,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 56.061 KB/s 23.938 KB/s +134,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.581 points 1.517 points +136,1 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.057 points 3.727 points +143,0 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.536 points 3.430 points +119,7 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.859 points 6.680 points +137,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.231 points 5.224 points +95,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.224 points 5.202 points +96,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 6.099 points 5.250 points +16,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 3.597 points +3,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.284 points 1.827 points +25,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.995 points 8.978 points +78,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.533 px/s 3.539 px/s +112,9 %

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 +26,8 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.189 points 921,0 points +29,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.379 points 1.872 points +27,1 %

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 (X670E)
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 (X670E)
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 (X670E)
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 (X670E)
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 (X670E)
System power idle	123.2 W	102 W
System power load	227 W	152.1 W
CPU package idle	25.5 W	23.1 W
CPU package load	110 W	67.5 W
Temperature idle	42.5 °C	43.3 °C
Temperature load	62.1 °C	67.6 °C
Highest measured clock	4918 MHz	4131 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
Test configuration	n/a	X670E
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	n/a
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a	X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares,Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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