AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 5,9% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 13, AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 15 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +8,7 % 344,3fps 377,1fps Multi-thread +47,2 % 145,8points 99,1points Single-thread +11,7 % 137,0points 155,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 +9,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.343 points 22.620 points +6,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.323 points 6.226 points +1,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.240 points 63.563 points +15,1 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 413,2 fps 475,4 fps +15,1 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 295,0 fps 303,0 fps +2,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.471 points 23.521 points +0,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 370,8 fps 392,3 fps +5,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,3 fps 337,8 fps +13,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 352,7 fps 370,9 fps +5,2 %

Counter-Strike 2 371,7 fps 404,8 fps +8,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +47,2 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 206.980 MIPS 125.199 MIPS +65,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 36,0 s 70,0 s +94,4 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 679,0 s 934,0 s +37,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 54.074 KB/s 40.012 KB/s +35,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.287 points 3.171 points +98,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 14.994 points 7.947 points +88,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 12.684 points 6.609 points +91,9 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.658 points 13.961 points +12,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.621 points 9.048 points +83,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.824 points 9.051 points +8,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.573 points 8.223 points +47,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.301 points 4.869 points +47,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.162 points 2.552 points +18,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 23.310 points 14.481 points +61,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s 6.737 px/s +85,8 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 32.383 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 20.422 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +13,2 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.130 points 1.290 points +14,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.234 points 2.545 points +13,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 745,0 px/s 816,0 px/s +9,5 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 2.334 points

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 7950X	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 7950X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Cores / threads	16	8
Threads	32	16
Base clock	4.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	5.5 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	32 MB

Power and manufacturing

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

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
System power idle	89 W	110.6 W
System power load	325 W	195.2 W
CPU package idle	35 W	24.4 W
CPU package load	219 W	88 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	49 °C
Temperature load	92.8 °C	65 °C
Highest measured clock	5745 MHz	4777 MHz
Avg clock in games	5620 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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	n/a	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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