AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is 20,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +6,9 % 327,9fps 352,4fps Multi-thread +62,2 % 121,1points 74,7points Single-thread +15,9 % 132,0points 113,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D 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 +7,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.044 points 17.106 points +5,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.266 points 6.361 points +1,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 53.424 points 50.312 points +6,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 399,6 fps 376,3 fps +6,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 272,0 fps 287,0 fps +5,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.430 points 23.569 points +0,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 358,1 fps 408,1 fps +14,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 281,9 fps 338,0 fps +19,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 330,2 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 392,1 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +62,2 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 168.704 MIPS 92.348 MIPS +82,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 49,0 s 101,0 s +106,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 737,0 s 1.278 s +73,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 49.402 KB/s 39.708 KB/s +24,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.736 points 2.143 points +121,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 11.225 points 5.165 points +117,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.465 points 4.257 points +122,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.689 points 9.253 points +69,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 12.711 points 5.846 points +117,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.614 points 5.824 points +65,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.674 points 5.405 points +5,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.447 points 3.565 points +3,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.024 points 1.804 points +12,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 19.493 points 10.900 points +78,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.630 px/s 4.472 px/s +115,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 28.752 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +15,9 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.091 points 922,0 points +18,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.141 points 1.882 points +13,8 %

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
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
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
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
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
System power idle	126 W	107.4 W
System power load	288 W	147.6 W
CPU package idle	38.8 W	34 W
CPU package load	175 W	71.6 W
Temperature idle	45.7 °C	47.3 °C
Temperature load	77.1 °C	67.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5656 MHz	n/a
Avg clock in games	5381 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Test configuration	n/a	B850
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 )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	n/a
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ares, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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