AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Overall performance index

63,9

Rank 21 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) is 3,7% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 12, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) wins 14 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +22,6 % 269,9fps 349,0fps Multi-thread +23,9 % 89,8points 72,5points Single-thread +6,8 % 106,0points 113,8points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) 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 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) +29,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 16.750 points +4,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.377 points +0,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 50.122 points +10,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 374,9 fps +10,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 280,0 fps +36,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.433 points +8,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 403,7 fps +36,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 337,3 fps +40,6 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +23,9 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 89.433 MIPS +31,0 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 103,0 s +66,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 1.295 s +32,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 37.835 KB/s +77,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 2.124 points +62,7 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 5.024 points +59,0 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 4.156 points +77,7 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 9.052 points +31,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 5.761 points +77,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 5.693 points +44,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 5.353 points +6,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 3.604 points +21,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 1.823 points +2,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 10.538 points +15,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 4.462 px/s +57,9 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) +7,3 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 920,0 points +3,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 1.878 points +15,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 615,0 px/s +2,3 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Vermeer	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 5000	Ryzen 7000
Release	November 5, 2020	November 12, 2025
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Cores / threads	12	6
Threads	24	12
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
Max boost clock	4.8 GHz	4.5 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
TDP / base power	105 W	65 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	90 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Socket	AM4	AM5
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels	n/a	2
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
System power idle	92 W	97.8 W
System power load	205 W	158.8 W
CPU package idle	34 W	21.8 W
CPU package load	122 W	70.3 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	40.4 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	69.7 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	n/a
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Test configuration	n/a	X670E, X3D-Boost
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	DDR4 4400	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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