AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is 16,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 21, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D wins 9 (30 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +13,3 % 327,9fps 378,0fps Multi-thread +59,9 % 121,1points 75,8points Single-thread +12,6 % 132,0points 117,2points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 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 7600X3D +15,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.044 points 17.313 points +4,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.266 points 6.253 points +0,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 53.424 points 55.941 points +4,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 399,6 fps 418,4 fps +4,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 272,0 fps 344,0 fps +26,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.430 points 23.716 points +1,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 358,1 fps 402,6 fps +12,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 281,9 fps 347,0 fps +23,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 330,2 fps 410,9 fps +24,4 %

Counter-Strike 2 392,1 fps 494,8 fps +26,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +59,9 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 168.704 MIPS 94.875 MIPS +77,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 49,0 s 99,0 s +102,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 737,0 s 1.240 s +68,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 49.402 KB/s 39.784 KB/s +24,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.736 points 2.168 points +118,5 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 11.225 points 5.226 points +114,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.465 points 4.313 points +119,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.689 points 9.334 points +68,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 12.711 points 6.054 points +110,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.614 points 6.023 points +59,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.674 points 5.493 points +3,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.447 points 3.712 points +7,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.024 points 1.914 points +5,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 19.493 points 10.967 points +77,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.630 px/s 4.488 px/s +114,6 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 28.752 points 13.361 points +115,2 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 12.852 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +12,6 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.091 points 963,0 points +13,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.141 points 1.907 points +12,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 646,0 px/s +12,5 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.897 points 1.717 points +10,5 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 2.682 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 7600X3D
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 4
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 7000
Release	September 27, 2022	September 5, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
Cores / threads	12	6
Threads	24	12
Base clock	4.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
Max boost clock	5.6 GHz	4.7 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
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 7600X3D
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 7600X3D
System power idle	126 W	112 W
System power load	288 W	179 W
CPU package idle	38.8 W	24.2 W
CPU package load	175 W	74 W
Temperature idle	45.7 °C	40.5 °C
Temperature load	77.1 °C	65.5 °C
Highest measured clock	5656 MHz	4755 MHz
Avg clock in games	5381 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
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 )	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ares, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD	DDR5-6400 Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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