AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D is 8,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 12, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D wins 16 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +28,6 % 269,9fps 378,0fps Multi-thread +18,6 % 89,8points 75,8points Single-thread +9,5 % 106,0points 117,2points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 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 7600X3D +40,0 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 17.313 points +8,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.253 points +1,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 55.941 points +23,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 418,4 fps +23,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 344,0 fps +67,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.716 points +10,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 402,6 fps +35,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 347,0 fps +44,6 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps 410,9 fps +9,4 %

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 494,8 fps +31,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +18,6 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 94.875 MIPS +23,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 99,0 s +59,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 1.240 s +26,5 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 39.784 KB/s +87,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 2.168 points +59,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 5.226 points +52,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 4.313 points +71,2 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 9.334 points +27,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 6.054 points +68,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 6.023 points +36,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 5.493 points +8,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 3.712 points +25,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 1.914 points +7,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 10.967 points +11,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 4.488 px/s +57,0 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 13.361 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 12.852 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D +10,5 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 963,0 points +1,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 1.907 points +17,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 646,0 px/s +7,5 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 1.717 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 2.682 points

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 7600X3D
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Vermeer	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 5000	Ryzen 7000
Release	November 5, 2020	September 5, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
Cores / threads	12	6
Threads	24	12
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
Max boost clock	4.8 GHz	4.7 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
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 7600X3D
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 7600X3D
System power idle	92 W	112 W
System power load	205 W	179 W
CPU package idle	34 W	24.2 W
CPU package load	122 W	74 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	40.5 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	65.5 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	4755 MHz
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
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 )	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR4 4400	DDR5-6400 Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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