AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 45,4% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +6,3 % 374,6fps 352,4fps Multi-thread +110,3 % 157,1points 74,7points Single-thread +37,6 % 156,8points 113,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 9 9950X +6,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.219 points 17.106 points +24,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.332 points 6.361 points +0,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 57.239 points 50.312 points +13,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 428,1 fps 376,3 fps +13,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 323,0 fps 287,0 fps +12,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.660 points 23.569 points +0,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 413,6 fps 408,1 fps +1,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 333,5 fps 338,0 fps +1,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 385,1 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 437,8 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +110,3 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 230.436 MIPS 92.348 MIPS +149,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 33,0 s 101,0 s +206,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 611,0 s 1.278 s +109,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 53.488 KB/s 39.708 KB/s +34,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.405 points 2.143 points +198,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.156 points 5.165 points +212,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 13.323 points 4.257 points +213,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 16.174 points 9.253 points +74,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.513 points 5.846 points +182,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 16.910 points 5.824 points +190,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.451 points 5.405 points +74,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.038 points 3.565 points +41,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.596 points 1.804 points +43,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 25.210 points 10.900 points +131,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 13.052 px/s 4.472 px/s +191,9 %

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 +37,6 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.309 points 922,0 points +42,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.564 points 1.882 points +36,2 %

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
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
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
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
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
System power idle	153.9 W	107.4 W
System power load	329.9 W	147.6 W
CPU package idle	60 W	34 W
CPU package load	196 W	71.6 W
Temperature idle	58 °C	47.3 °C
Temperature load	77 °C	67.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5437 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	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 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	n/a
Settings	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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