AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Overall performance index

68,4

Rank 17 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 24,8% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 24, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X wins 4 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +1,1 % 344,3fps 340,4fps Multi-thread +84,0 % 145,8points 79,2points Single-thread +4,5 % 137,0points 131,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 9 7950X +1,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.343 points 20.940 points +1,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.323 points 6.279 points +0,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.240 points 51.628 points +7,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 413,2 fps 386,2 fps +7,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 295,0 fps 284,0 fps +3,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.471 points 23.364 points +0,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 370,8 fps 362,1 fps +2,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,3 fps 329,4 fps +10,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 352,7 fps 388,2 fps +10,1 %

Counter-Strike 2 371,7 fps 369,9 fps +0,5 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +84,0 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 206.980 MIPS 93.308 MIPS +121,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 36,0 s 94,0 s +161,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 679,0 s 1.081 s +59,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 54.074 KB/s 28.831 KB/s +87,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.287 points 2.305 points +172,8 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 14.994 points 5.449 points +175,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 12.684 points 5.189 points +144,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.658 points 10.193 points +53,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.621 points 7.344 points +126,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.824 points 7.269 points +35,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.573 points 5.923 points +6,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.301 points 3.519 points +6,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.162 points 2.082 points +3,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 23.310 points 11.391 points +104,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s 5.302 px/s +136,1 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +4,5 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.130 points 1.078 points +4,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.234 points 2.126 points +5,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 745,0 px/s 727,0 px/s +2,5 %

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 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 7950X	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Cores / threads	16	6
Threads	32	12
Base clock	4.5 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	5.3 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	32 MB

Power and manufacturing

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

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
System power idle	89 W	85 W
System power load	325 W	191 W
CPU package idle	35 W	22 W
CPU package load	219 W	112 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	28 °C
Temperature load	92.8 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	5745 MHz	5445 MHz
Avg clock in games	5620 MHz	5445 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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	n/a	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6000

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