AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Overall performance index

59,9

Rank 24 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 42,6% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 22, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) wins 4 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +2,9 % 344,3fps 354,7fps Multi-thread +147,6 % 145,8points 58,9points Single-thread +20,6 % 137,0points 113,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) 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 (X670E) +3,0 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.343 points 17.670 points +20,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.323 points 6.321 points +0,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.240 points 50.661 points +9,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 413,2 fps 378,9 fps +9,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 295,0 fps 280,0 fps +5,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.471 points 23.633 points +0,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 370,8 fps 421,3 fps +13,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,3 fps 338,5 fps +13,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 352,7 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 371,7 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +147,6 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 206.980 MIPS 61.765 MIPS +235,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 36,0 s 165,0 s +358,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 679,0 s 1.884 s +177,5 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 54.074 KB/s 23.938 KB/s +125,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.287 points 1.517 points +314,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 14.994 points 3.727 points +302,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 12.684 points 3.430 points +269,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.658 points 6.680 points +134,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.621 points 5.224 points +218,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.824 points 5.202 points +88,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.573 points 5.250 points +6,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.301 points 3.597 points +9,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.162 points 1.827 points +18,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 23.310 points 8.978 points +159,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s 3.539 px/s +253,7 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +20,6 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.130 points 921,0 points +22,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.234 points 1.872 points +19,3 %

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 (X670E)
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 (X670E)
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 (X670E)
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 (X670E)
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 (X670E)
System power idle	89 W	102 W
System power load	325 W	152.1 W
CPU package idle	35 W	23.1 W
CPU package load	219 W	67.5 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	43.3 °C
Temperature load	92.8 °C	67.6 °C
Highest measured clock	5745 MHz	4131 MHz
Avg clock in games	5620 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
Test configuration	n/a	X670E
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
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	n/a
Settings	DDR5-6400	X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares,Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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