AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Overall performance index

59,9

Rank 24 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is 30,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 20, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) wins 6 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +7,6 % 327,9fps 354,7fps Multi-thread +105,7 % 121,1points 58,9points Single-thread +16,2 % 132,0points 113,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) 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 (X670E) +8,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.044 points 17.670 points +2,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.266 points 6.321 points +0,9 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 53.424 points 50.661 points +5,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 399,6 fps 378,9 fps +5,5 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 272,0 fps 280,0 fps +2,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.430 points 23.633 points +0,9 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 358,1 fps 421,3 fps +17,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 281,9 fps 338,5 fps +20,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 330,2 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 392,1 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +105,7 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 168.704 MIPS 61.765 MIPS +173,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 49,0 s 165,0 s +236,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 737,0 s 1.884 s +155,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 49.402 KB/s 23.938 KB/s +106,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.736 points 1.517 points +212,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 11.225 points 3.727 points +201,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.465 points 3.430 points +175,9 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.689 points 6.680 points +134,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 12.711 points 5.224 points +143,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.614 points 5.202 points +84,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.674 points 5.250 points +8,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.447 points 3.597 points +4,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.024 points 1.827 points +10,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 19.493 points 8.978 points +117,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.630 px/s 3.539 px/s +172,1 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 28.752 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +16,2 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.091 points 921,0 points +18,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.141 points 1.872 points +14,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 613,0 px/s +18,6 %

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 7900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 4
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 7000
Release	September 27, 2022	November 12, 2025
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
Cores / threads	12	6
Threads	24	12
Base clock	4.7 GHz	4 GHz
Max boost clock	5.6 GHz	4.5 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
TDP / base power	170 W	65 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	n/a	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
System power idle	126 W	102 W
System power load	288 W	152.1 W
CPU package idle	38.8 W	23.1 W
CPU package load	175 W	67.5 W
Temperature idle	45.7 °C	43.3 °C
Temperature load	77.1 °C	67.6 °C
Highest measured clock	5656 MHz	4131 MHz
Avg clock in games	5381 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
Test configuration	n/a	X670E
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	n/a
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ares, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD	X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares,Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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