AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Overall performance index

68,4

Rank 17 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is 14,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 18, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X wins 9 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +3,7 % 327,9fps 340,4fps Multi-thread +52,9 % 121,1points 79,2points Single-thread +0,7 % 132,0points 131,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 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 7600X +3,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.044 points 20.940 points +16,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.266 points 6.279 points +0,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 53.424 points 51.628 points +3,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 399,6 fps 386,2 fps +3,5 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 272,0 fps 284,0 fps +4,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.430 points 23.364 points +0,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 358,1 fps 362,1 fps +1,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 281,9 fps 329,4 fps +16,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 330,2 fps 388,2 fps +17,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 392,1 fps 369,9 fps +6,0 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +52,9 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 168.704 MIPS 93.308 MIPS +80,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 49,0 s 94,0 s +91,8 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 737,0 s 1.081 s +46,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 49.402 KB/s 28.831 KB/s +71,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.736 points 2.305 points +105,5 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 11.225 points 5.449 points +106,0 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.465 points 5.189 points +82,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.689 points 10.193 points +53,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 12.711 points 7.344 points +73,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.614 points 7.269 points +32,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.674 points 5.923 points +4,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.447 points 3.519 points +2,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.024 points 2.082 points +2,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 19.493 points 11.391 points +71,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.630 px/s 5.302 px/s +81,6 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 28.752 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +0,7 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.091 points 1.078 points +1,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.141 points 2.126 points +0,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 727,0 px/s ±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 7900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 4
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 7000
Release	September 27, 2022	September 27, 2022
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Cores / threads	12	6
Threads	24	12
Base clock	4.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.6 GHz	5.3 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	32 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
TDP / base power	170 W	105 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
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 7600X
System power idle	126 W	85 W
System power load	288 W	191 W
CPU package idle	38.8 W	22 W
CPU package load	175 W	112 W
Temperature idle	45.7 °C	28 °C
Temperature load	77.1 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	5656 MHz	5445 MHz
Avg clock in games	5381 MHz	5445 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
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 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ares, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD	DDR5-6000

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