AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D is 5,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +23,4 % 269,9fps 352,4fps Multi-thread +20,3 % 89,8points 74,7points Single-thread +6,9 % 106,0points 113,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5 7500X3D +30,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 17.106 points +7,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.361 points +0,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 50.312 points +11,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 376,3 fps +11,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 287,0 fps +40,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.569 points +9,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 408,1 fps +37,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 338,0 fps +40,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +20,3 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 92.348 MIPS +26,9 %

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

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 1.278 s +30,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 39.708 KB/s +86,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 2.143 points +61,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 5.165 points +54,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 4.257 points +73,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 9.253 points +29,0 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 5.846 points +74,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 5.824 points +41,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 5.405 points +7,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 3.565 points +20,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 1.804 points +1,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 10.900 points +11,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 4.472 px/s +57,5 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D +7,4 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 922,0 points +3,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 1.882 points +15,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 613,0 px/s +2,0 %

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
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
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
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
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
System power idle	92 W	107.4 W
System power load	205 W	147.6 W
CPU package idle	34 W	34 W
CPU package load	122 W	71.6 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	47.3 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	67.1 °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
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	DDR4 4400	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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