AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Overall performance index

63,9

Rank 21 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is 31,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 21, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) wins 5 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +3,4 % 337,0fps 349,0fps Multi-thread +77,1 % 128,4points 72,5points Single-thread +31,5 % 149,6points 113,8points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) 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, X3D-Boost) +3,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.341 points 16.750 points +9,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.204 points 6.377 points +2,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.031 points 50.122 points +0,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,2 fps 374,9 fps +0,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 293,0 fps 280,0 fps +4,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.617 points 23.433 points +0,8 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 381,9 fps 403,7 fps +5,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,7 fps 337,3 fps +12,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 331,4 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 459,5 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +77,1 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 178.176 MIPS 89.433 MIPS +99,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 44,0 s 103,0 s +134,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 695,0 s 1.295 s +86,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 47.354 KB/s 37.835 KB/s +25,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 5.061 points 2.124 points +138,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 12.630 points 5.024 points +151,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.368 points 4.156 points +149,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.710 points 9.052 points +73,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 13.830 points 5.761 points +140,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 12.659 points 5.693 points +122,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.135 points 5.353 points +70,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.854 points 3.604 points +34,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.498 points 1.823 points +37,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 21.444 points 10.538 points +103,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 10.508 px/s 4.462 px/s +135,5 %

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 +31,5 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.267 points 920,0 points +37,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.510 points 1.878 points +33,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 712,0 px/s 615,0 px/s +15,8 %

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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)
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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)
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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)
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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)
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 (X670E, X3D-Boost)
System power idle	122.2 W	97.8 W
System power load	292.1 W	158.8 W
CPU package idle	27.5 W	21.8 W
CPU package load	162 W	70.3 W
Temperature idle	44 °C	40.4 °C
Temperature load	90 °C	69.7 °C
Highest measured clock	5305 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Test configuration	n/a	X670E, X3D-Boost
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	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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