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

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Overall performance index

59,9

Rank 24 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is 39,8% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 20, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) wins 6 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +5,0 % 337,0fps 354,7fps Multi-thread +118,0 % 128,4points 58,9points Single-thread +31,8 % 149,6points 113,5points

Benchmarks

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

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.341 points 17.670 points +3,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.204 points 6.321 points +1,9 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.031 points 50.661 points +1,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,2 fps 378,9 fps +1,3 %

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

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.617 points 23.633 points +0,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 381,9 fps 421,3 fps +10,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,7 fps 338,5 fps +13,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 331,4 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 459,5 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +118,0 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 178.176 MIPS 61.765 MIPS +188,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 44,0 s 165,0 s +275,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 695,0 s 1.884 s +171,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 47.354 KB/s 23.938 KB/s +97,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 5.061 points 1.517 points +233,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 12.630 points 3.727 points +238,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.368 points 3.430 points +202,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.710 points 6.680 points +135,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 13.830 points 5.224 points +164,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 12.659 points 5.202 points +143,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.135 points 5.250 points +74,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.854 points 3.597 points +34,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.498 points 1.827 points +36,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 21.444 points 8.978 points +138,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 10.508 px/s 3.539 px/s +196,9 %

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 +31,8 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.267 points 921,0 points +37,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.510 points 1.872 points +34,1 %

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 (X670E)
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)
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)
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)
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)
System power idle	122.2 W	102 W
System power load	292.1 W	152.1 W
CPU package idle	27.5 W	23.1 W
CPU package load	162 W	67.5 W
Temperature idle	44 °C	43.3 °C
Temperature load	90 °C	67.6 °C
Highest measured clock	5305 MHz	4131 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
Test configuration	n/a	X670E
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	X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares,Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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