AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 28,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 3, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 25 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +21,6 % 269,9fps 344,3fps Multi-thread +38,4 % 89,8points 145,8points Single-thread +22,6 % 106,0points 137,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X +27,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 21.343 points +33,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.323 points +0,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 55.240 points +22,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 413,2 fps +22,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 295,0 fps +43,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.471 points +8,9 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 370,8 fps +24,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 298,3 fps +24,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps 352,7 fps +6,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 371,7 fps +1,5 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +62,3 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 206.980 MIPS +76,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 36,0 s +72,2 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 679,0 s +44,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 54.074 KB/s +154,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 6.287 points +82,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 14.994 points +87,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 12.684 points +71,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 15.658 points +31,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 16.621 points +62,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 9.824 points +19,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 5.573 points +10,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 3.301 points +11,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 2.162 points +21,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 23.310 points +91,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 12.516 px/s +77,7 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +29,2 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 1.130 points +18,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 2.234 points +37,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 745,0 px/s +24,0 %

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 9 7950X
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 7950X
Cores / threads	12	16
Threads	24	32
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4.5 GHz
Max boost clock	4.8 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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 7950X
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 9 7950X
System power idle	92 W	89 W
System power load	205 W	325 W
CPU package idle	34 W	35 W
CPU package load	122 W	219 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	92.8 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	5745 MHz
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	5620 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR4 4400	DDR5-6400

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