AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 27,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 19, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D wins 9 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +8,9 % 344,3fps 378,0fps Multi-thread +92,4 % 145,8points 75,8points Single-thread +16,9 % 137,0points 117,2points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 +9,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.343 points 17.313 points +23,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.323 points 6.253 points +1,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.240 points 55.941 points +1,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 413,2 fps 418,4 fps +1,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 295,0 fps 344,0 fps +16,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.471 points 23.716 points +1,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 370,8 fps 402,6 fps +8,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,3 fps 347,0 fps +16,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 352,7 fps 410,9 fps +16,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 371,7 fps 494,8 fps +33,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +92,4 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 206.980 MIPS 94.875 MIPS +118,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 36,0 s 99,0 s +175,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 679,0 s 1.240 s +82,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 54.074 KB/s 39.784 KB/s +35,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.287 points 2.168 points +190,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 14.994 points 5.226 points +186,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 12.684 points 4.313 points +194,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.658 points 9.334 points +67,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.621 points 6.054 points +174,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.824 points 6.023 points +63,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.573 points 5.493 points +1,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.301 points 3.712 points +12,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.162 points 1.914 points +13,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 23.310 points 10.967 points +112,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s 4.488 px/s +178,9 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 13.361 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 12.852 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +16,9 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.130 points 963,0 points +17,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.234 points 1.907 points +17,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 745,0 px/s 646,0 px/s +15,3 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 1.717 points

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 7950X	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 7950X	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
Cores / threads	16	6
Threads	32	12
Base clock	4.5 GHz	4.1 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

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

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
System power idle	89 W	112 W
System power load	325 W	179 W
CPU package idle	35 W	24.2 W
CPU package load	219 W	74 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	40.5 °C
Temperature load	92.8 °C	65.5 °C
Highest measured clock	5745 MHz	4755 MHz
Avg clock in games	5620 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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	n/a	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400 Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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