AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is 21,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 2, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 26 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +17,7 % 269,9fps 327,9fps Multi-thread +25,8 % 89,8points 121,1points Single-thread +19,7 % 106,0points 132,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X +21,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 18.044 points +12,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.266 points +1,4 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 53.424 points +18,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 399,6 fps +18,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 272,0 fps +32,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.430 points +8,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 358,1 fps +20,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 281,9 fps +17,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps 330,2 fps +13,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 392,1 fps +3,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +34,8 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 168.704 MIPS +44,0 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 49,0 s +26,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 737,0 s +33,0 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 49.402 KB/s +132,3 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 4.736 points +37,1 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 11.225 points +40,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 9.465 points +28,2 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 15.689 points +31,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 12.711 points +24,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 9.614 points +16,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 5.674 points +12,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 3.447 points +16,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 2.024 points +13,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 19.493 points +60,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 9.630 px/s +36,7 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 28.752 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +24,5 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 1.091 points +14,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 2.141 points +31,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 727,0 px/s +21,0 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 1.897 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 9 7900X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Vermeer	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 5000	Ryzen 7000
Release	November 5, 2020	September 27, 2022
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Cores / threads	12	12
Threads	24	24
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.8 GHz	5.6 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
TDP / base power	105 W	170 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	90 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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	n/a
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
System power idle	92 W	126 W
System power load	205 W	288 W
CPU package idle	34 W	38.8 W
CPU package load	122 W	175 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	45.7 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	77.1 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	5656 MHz
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	5381 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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	DDR5-6400 Ares, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD

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