AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is 29,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 21, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 5 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +4,4 % 337,0fps 352,4fps Multi-thread +71,9 % 128,4points 74,7points Single-thread +31,4 % 149,6points 113,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 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 +4,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.341 points 17.106 points +7,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.204 points 6.361 points +2,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.031 points 50.312 points +0,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,2 fps 376,3 fps +0,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 293,0 fps 287,0 fps +2,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.617 points 23.569 points +0,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 381,9 fps 408,1 fps +6,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,7 fps 338,0 fps +13,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 331,4 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 459,5 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +71,9 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 178.176 MIPS 92.348 MIPS +92,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 44,0 s 101,0 s +129,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 695,0 s 1.278 s +83,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 47.354 KB/s 39.708 KB/s +19,3 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 5.061 points 2.143 points +136,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 12.630 points 5.165 points +144,5 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.368 points 4.257 points +143,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.710 points 9.253 points +69,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 13.830 points 5.846 points +136,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 12.659 points 5.824 points +117,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.135 points 5.405 points +69,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.854 points 3.565 points +36,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.498 points 1.804 points +38,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 21.444 points 10.900 points +96,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 10.508 px/s 4.472 px/s +135,0 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +31,4 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.267 points 922,0 points +37,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.510 points 1.882 points +33,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 712,0 px/s 613,0 px/s +16,2 %

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 9900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Architecture	Zen 5	Zen 4
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 9000	Ryzen 7000
Release	August 15, 2024	November 12, 2025
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Cores / threads	12	6
Threads	24	12
Base clock	4.4 GHz	4 GHz
Max boost clock	5.6 GHz	4.5 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
TDP / base power	120 W	65 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
System power idle	122.2 W	107.4 W
System power load	292.1 W	147.6 W
CPU package idle	27.5 W	34 W
CPU package load	162 W	71.6 W
Temperature idle	44 °C	47.3 °C
Temperature load	90 °C	67.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5305 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	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
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	n/a
Settings	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 · Bei Last Springt Verbrauch kaum	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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