AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Overall performance index

59,9

Rank 24 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 57,2% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X wins 24, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) wins 2 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +5,6 % 374,6fps 354,7fps Multi-thread +166,7 % 157,1points 58,9points Single-thread +38,1 % 156,8points 113,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 9 9950X +5,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.219 points 17.670 points +20,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.332 points 6.321 points +0,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 57.239 points 50.661 points +13,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 428,1 fps 378,9 fps +13,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 323,0 fps 280,0 fps +15,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.660 points 23.633 points +0,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 413,6 fps 421,3 fps +1,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 333,5 fps 338,5 fps +1,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 385,1 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 437,8 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +166,7 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 230.436 MIPS 61.765 MIPS +273,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 33,0 s 165,0 s +400,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 611,0 s 1.884 s +208,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 53.488 KB/s 23.938 KB/s +123,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.405 points 1.517 points +322,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.156 points 3.727 points +333,5 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 13.323 points 3.430 points +288,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 16.174 points 6.680 points +142,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.513 points 5.224 points +216,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 16.910 points 5.202 points +225,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.451 points 5.250 points +80,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.038 points 3.597 points +40,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.596 points 1.827 points +42,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 25.210 points 8.978 points +180,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 13.052 px/s 3.539 px/s +268,8 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 41.428 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 21.953 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +38,1 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.309 points 921,0 points +42,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.564 points 1.872 points +37,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 830,0 px/s 613,0 px/s +35,4 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.277 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.463 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 9950X	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 9950X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
Cores / threads	16	6
Threads	32	12
Base clock	4.3 GHz	4 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	4.5 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
TDP / base power	170 W	65 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	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 9950X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
System power idle	153.9 W	102 W
System power load	329.9 W	152.1 W
CPU package idle	60 W	23.1 W
CPU package load	196 W	67.5 W
Temperature idle	58 °C	43.3 °C
Temperature load	77 °C	67.6 °C
Highest measured clock	5437 MHz	4131 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	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 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	n/a
Settings	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares,Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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