AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is 23,7% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 8, AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 20 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +28,4 % 269,9fps 377,1fps Multi-thread +9,3 % 89,8points 99,1points Single-thread +31,6 % 106,0points 155,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 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 9700X +39,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 22.620 points +41,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.226 points +2,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 63.563 points +40,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 475,4 fps +40,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 303,0 fps +47,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.521 points +9,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 392,3 fps +32,2 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 337,8 fps +40,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps 370,9 fps +1,2 %

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 404,8 fps +7,3 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +10,3 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 125.199 MIPS +6,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 70,0 s +12,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 934,0 s +4,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 40.012 KB/s +88,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 3.171 points +9,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 7.947 points +0,5 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 6.609 points +11,7 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 13.961 points +16,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 9.048 points +13,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 9.051 points +9,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 8.223 points +62,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 4.869 points +64,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 2.552 points +43,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 14.481 points +19,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 6.737 px/s +4,6 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 32.383 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 20.422 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +46,2 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 1.290 points +35,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 2.545 points +56,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 816,0 px/s +35,8 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 2.334 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 3.398 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 7 9700X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 5
Codename	Vermeer	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 5000	Ryzen 9000
Release	November 5, 2020	August 8, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Cores / threads	12	8
Threads	24	16
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
Max boost clock	4.8 GHz	5.5 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	32 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
TDP / base power	105 W	65 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	90 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Socket	AM4	AM5
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 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 7 9700X
System power idle	92 W	110.6 W
System power load	205 W	195.2 W
CPU package idle	34 W	24.4 W
CPU package load	122 W	88 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	49 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	65 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	4777 MHz
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
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 )	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR4 4400	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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