AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 31,9% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 21, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 5 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +2,3 % 344,3fps 352,4fps Multi-thread +95,2 % 145,8points 74,7points Single-thread +20,2 % 137,0points 113,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 +2,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.343 points 17.106 points +24,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.323 points 6.361 points +0,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.240 points 50.312 points +9,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 413,2 fps 376,3 fps +9,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 295,0 fps 287,0 fps +2,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.471 points 23.569 points +0,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 370,8 fps 408,1 fps +10,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,3 fps 338,0 fps +13,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 352,7 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 371,7 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +95,2 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 206.980 MIPS 92.348 MIPS +124,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 36,0 s 101,0 s +180,6 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 679,0 s 1.278 s +88,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 54.074 KB/s 39.708 KB/s +36,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.287 points 2.143 points +193,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 14.994 points 5.165 points +190,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 12.684 points 4.257 points +198,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.658 points 9.253 points +69,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.621 points 5.846 points +184,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.824 points 5.824 points +68,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.573 points 5.405 points +3,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.301 points 3.565 points +8,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.162 points 1.804 points +19,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 23.310 points 10.900 points +113,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s 4.472 px/s +179,9 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +20,2 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.130 points 922,0 points +22,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.234 points 1.882 points +18,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 745,0 px/s 613,0 px/s +21,5 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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 7950X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Cores / threads	16	6
Threads	32	12
Base clock	4.5 GHz	4 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	4.5 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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 7950X	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	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
System power idle	89 W	107.4 W
System power load	325 W	147.6 W
CPU package idle	35 W	34 W
CPU package load	219 W	71.6 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	47.3 °C
Temperature load	92.8 °C	67.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5745 MHz	n/a
Avg clock in games	5620 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	n/a
Settings	DDR5-6400	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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