AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is 3,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 13, AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 17 (30 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +13,1 % 327,9fps 377,1fps Multi-thread +22,3 % 121,1points 99,1points Single-thread +14,9 % 132,0points 155,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 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 7 9700X +15,0 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.044 points 22.620 points +25,4 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.266 points 6.226 points +0,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 53.424 points 63.563 points +19,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 399,6 fps 475,4 fps +19,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 272,0 fps 303,0 fps +11,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.430 points 23.521 points +0,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 358,1 fps 392,3 fps +9,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 281,9 fps 337,8 fps +19,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 330,2 fps 370,9 fps +12,3 %

Counter-Strike 2 392,1 fps 404,8 fps +3,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +22,3 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 168.704 MIPS 125.199 MIPS +34,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 49,0 s 70,0 s +42,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 737,0 s 934,0 s +26,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 49.402 KB/s 40.012 KB/s +23,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.736 points 3.171 points +49,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 11.225 points 7.947 points +41,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.465 points 6.609 points +43,2 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.689 points 13.961 points +12,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 12.711 points 9.048 points +40,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.614 points 9.051 points +6,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.674 points 8.223 points +44,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.447 points 4.869 points +41,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.024 points 2.552 points +26,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 19.493 points 14.481 points +34,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.630 px/s 6.737 px/s +42,9 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 28.752 points 32.383 points +12,6 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 20.422 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +17,5 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.091 points 1.290 points +18,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.141 points 2.545 points +18,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 816,0 px/s +12,2 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.897 points 2.334 points +23,0 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 3.398 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 7 9700X
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 5
Codename	Raphael AM5	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 9000
Release	September 27, 2022	August 8, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Cores / threads	12	8
Threads	24	16
Base clock	4.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
Max boost clock	5.6 GHz	5.5 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	32 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
TDP / base power	170 W	65 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 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 7 9700X
System power idle	126 W	110.6 W
System power load	288 W	195.2 W
CPU package idle	38.8 W	24.4 W
CPU package load	175 W	88 W
Temperature idle	45.7 °C	49 °C
Temperature load	77.1 °C	65 °C
Highest measured clock	5656 MHz	4777 MHz
Avg clock in games	5381 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
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 )	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	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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