AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Review: Core i9-14900K levels of single-core and gaming performance with Zen 5 for US$185 less

AMD recently launched the 4 nm Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 "Granite Ridge" APUs directly succeeding last year's Zen 4 offerings. AMD's stated objectives with Zen 5 are "major" 1T and 2T performance increases and a full 512-bit AVX512 data path.
According to AMD, the Zen 5 core is designed in a way to support upcoming AI capabilities, although the SoC itself does not feature a dedicated NPU unlike what we've seen with the new Ryzen 9 AI HX Strix Point APUs.
The Ryzen 5 9600X and the Ryzen 7 9700X come with +100 MHz boost frequencies compared to their Zen 4 counterparts. However, these CPUs are limited to 65 W TDP out-of-the-box.
This artificial TDP limitation is akin to running the Ryzen 7 7700X in ECO mode, but the microarchitecture changes in Zen 5 lend themselves to perceivable performance gains even at this constrained TDP. The other advantage is that you can slap just about any basic cooler on the Ryzen 7 9700X and get the ball rolling.
Of course, the better the cooling solution and the motherboard's power delivery, the more thermal and power headroom for Precision Boost Overdrive 2 (PBO2) to work its magic. The drawbacks with this approach, however, are lower base clocks and practically no performance difference overall compared to Zen 4 as we shall soon see.
This is no X3D chip, so the combined L2+L3 cache is still 40 MB. The I/O die is re-used from Zen 4, which means that the SoC features the same RDNA 2 iGPU with two compute units (128 stream processors).
The main change this time is support for DDR5-5600 memory that can supposedly reach DDR5-8000 EXPO speeds. As with the Ryzen 7000 series, AMD recommends a 1:1 UCLK and MCLK ratio with FCLK set to Auto.
Zen 5 also brings a new Memory Clocking On-the-Fly feature that enables seamless switching between Power-on-Reset (POR) memory speeds and EXPO profiles directly from within Ryzen Master. Users can also create Memory Optimized Performance Profiles (OPP), which are basically EXPO settings for memory without a native EXPO profile.
Finally, there's a new Curve Shaper function in addition to existing Curve Optimizer that allows for reshaping the voltage curves, adding or removing from 15 different frequency-temperature bands as needed. These overclocking features are also supported on existing AM5 boards with a BIOS update.
In this review, we take a look at the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-core 16-thread processor to see how it stacks up against competition from Team Blue and its own compatriots.
Overview of AMD Zen 5 "Granite Ridge" Ryzen 9000 desktop processors
SKU | Cores / Threads | Base Clock | Turbo Clock | L2 Cache | L3 Cache | TDP | Default Socket Power (PPT) | Launch Price (SEP) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryzen 9 9950X | 16 / 32 | 4.3 GHz | 5.7 GHz | 16x 1 MB | 64 MB | 170 W | 200 W | US$649 |
Ryzen 9 9900X | 12 / 24 | 4.7 GHz | 5.6 GHz | 12x 1 MB | 64 MB | 120 W | 162 W | US$499 |
Ryzen 7 9700X | 8 / 16 | 3.8 GHz | 5.5 GHz | 8x 1 MB | 32 MB | 65 W | 88 W | US$359 |
Ryzen 5 9600X | 6 / 12 | 3.9 GHz | 5.4 GHz | 6x 1 MB | 32 MB | 65 W | 88 W | US$279 |
The test bench: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X pairs well with the RTX 4090
We used the following components in our test setup for this review:
- Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 open test bench
- Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Hero motherboard with BIOS 2204 (AGESA ComboAM5PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A)
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition GPU
- 2x 16 GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5-6400 RAM running at DDR5-6000 with timings 32-38-38-80 at 1.35 V
- Western Digital PC SN540 512 GB NVMe SSD and 2x Crucial MX500 1 TB SATA SSDs for OS, benchmarks, and games
- MSI MAG 274UPF 4K 144 Hz monitor
- Thermaltake TH420 V2 Ultra EX ARGB AIO cooler
- Cooler Master MVE Gold V2 1250 ATX 3.0 fully modular PSU
All tests were performed after a clean installation of Windows 11 23H2 (Build 22621.3958) together with the latest AMD chipset drivers and Nvidia Game Ready Driver 560.81.
We still struggled with longer DDR5 training duration with Zen 5, with the first boot after CPU installation taking about four to five minutes. Once past this initial period, successive boots are completed in about 10 seconds on a fresh OS install.
We would like to thank AMD for providing the Ryzen 7 9700X test sample, Nvidia for the RTX 4090 Founders Edition GPU, Asus for the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero motherboard, MSI for the MAG274UPF monitor, Kingston for the DDR5 memory kit, Thermaltake for the TH420 V2 Ultra EX AIO, and finally Cooler Master for the test bench and power supply.
CPU performance: Multi-core gains over Ryzen 7 7700X hamstrung by 65 W TDP
The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X's cumulative CPU performance is on similar lines as the Intel Core i5-14600K, Core i5-13600K, and even the Core i9-12900K and the Ryzen 9 5950X. However, the Zen 5 CPU shows no perceivable performance gains overall compared to a Ryzen 7 7700X.
That being said, we do see decent gen-on-gen gains in Cinebench and Geekbench single-core scores wherein the Ryzen 7 9700X demonstrates up to 13% leads over its Zen 4 predecessor.
However, the multi-core gains are very minimal across the board, and we see practically no difference between the Ryzen 7 9700X and the Ryzen 7 7700X in cumulative CPU tests. This is likely due to the reduced default TDP of 65 W, which is an ECO mode of sorts. The lower TDP supposedly gives the PBO2 algorithm additional power headroom to drive performance in single-core scenarios given that these CPUs still run at a constant 95 °C TjMax.
AMD explains that the Ryzen 7 9700X and the Ryzen 5 9600X are specifically targeted at low power use cases and are likely to be thermally limited depending on the cooling solution.
Word is doing the rounds that AMD might offer a new AGESA patch that will unlock the 105 W TDP, so we will keep an eye out for that. You can also manually unlock the power limits by setting the PBO limits to their maximum in the BIOS.
Interestingly, the single-core performance of the stock Ryzen 7 9700X and the Ryzen 5 9600X is exactly the same. So, if your workloads are primarily single-threaded, you could easily make do with the Ryzen 5 9600X and save the change.
CPU Performance Rating - Percent | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X -1! | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X -1! | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D -1! | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X -1! | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Cinebench R11.5 | |
CPU Single 64Bit | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Cinebench R15 | |
CPU Single 64Bit | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Cinebench R20 | |
CPU (Single Core) | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
CPU (Multi Core) | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Geekbench 4.4 | |
64 Bit Single-Core Score | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
64 Bit Multi-Core Score | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Geekbench 5.0 | |
5.0 Multi-Core | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
5.0 Single-Core | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X |
LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K |
WebXPRT 3 - Overall | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X |
V-Ray Benchmark Next 4.10 - CPU | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
V-Ray 5 Benchmark - CPU | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - 1M | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K |
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - 2M | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K |
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - 32M | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K |
* ... smaller is better
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
AMD does not supply a cooler in the box for the Ryzen 7 9700X. We recommend going with a capable air or AIO liquid cooling solution to allow the CPU to fully flex its muscles.
The Ryzen 7 9700X puts up a well-sustained, throttle-free performance during a Cinebench R15 multi-core loop test with the Thermaltake TH420 V2 Ultra EX ARGB AIO.
While running the Cinebench R15 multi-core loop, the Ryzen 7 9700X can attain 5.5 GHz boosts while consuming 88 W. At this frequency, the average core temperatures hit 57.7 °C with Tdie peaking at 59.6 °C. The cores average 4.4 GHz at 79 W and 52.8 °C during the run.
In comparison with the Ryzen 7 7700X constrained to 65 W, the Ryzen 7 9700X shows near-identical clocks and power utilization. However, the Ryzen 7 9700X achieves these values at a significantly lower operating temperature compared to its Zen 4 counterpart.
System performance: Not far from the Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 9 7950X3D overall
The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X handles daily productivity applications with ease. The Zen 5 CPU tops the chart in PCMark 10 overall performance, beating even the Core i9-14900K by 6%. However, CrossMark overall sees the Ryzen 7 9700X trailing the Intel flagship by 17%.
AIDA64 CPU tests present a mixed bag. While not exactly a chart topper, the Ryzen 7 9700X convincingly beats the Core i5-14600K and even the Core i9-14900K in CPU AES, FP32 Ray-Trace, and FP64 Ray-Trace tests while trailing only behind the Ryzen 9 7950X and the Ryzen 9 7950X3D.
As noted in our previous review of the Ryzen 7 7700X, the CPU had troubles in running PCMark 10 at stock settings which unfortunately puts it a 15% disadvantage vis-à-vis the Ryzen 7 9700X in this comparison. both CPUs exhibit identical overall system performance when PCMark 10 is left out of the equation.
3DMark 11: 1280x720 Performance Physics
3DMark: 1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics | 2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
CrossMark: Overall | Responsiveness | Creativity | Productivity
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
System Performance Rating | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D -2! | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X -4! | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K -4! | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-12600K -4! | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X -3! |
3DMark 11 / Performance Physics | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
3DMark / Fire Strike Physics | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
3DMark / Time Spy CPU | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
PCMark 10 / Score | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12600K |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-12600K |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | |
Intel Core i5-12600K |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
3DMark 11: 1280x720 Performance Physics
3DMark: 1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics | 2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
CrossMark: Overall | Responsiveness | Creativity | Productivity
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
Performance Rating - Percent | |
Intel Core i9-12900K -1! | |
Intel Core i5-12600K -1! | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
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PCMark 10 Score | 10699 points | |
Help |
3D and gaming performance: On par with the Core i9-14900K and Ryzen 9 7950X
In combination with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090, the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is pretty much on par with the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and the Core i9-14900K in cumulative 3DMark graphics performance.
Individually taken, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D shows good gains over the Ryzen 7 9700X in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU and 3DMark Time Spy Graphics, but the latter manages a decent edge in Fire Strike Graphics.
3DMark Performance Rating - Percent | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i9-13900K |
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K |
3DMark | |
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K |
3DMark 11 Performance | 62688 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Score | 54310 points | |
3DMark Time Spy Score | 29645 points | |
Help |
720p gaming is practically non-existent these days in PCs with discrete GPUs, but it still serves to study CPU bottlenecking especially in combination with a top-of-the-line card like the RTX 4090.
The 3D V-Cache lends both the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and the Ryzen 9 7950X3D a perceivable advantage in gaming tests. The Ryzen 7 9700X does not seem to offer any particular gains over the Ryzen 5 9600X at 720p and 1080p settings.
In fact, the Ryzen 7 9700X's performance is practically indistinguishable from that of the Ryzen 9 7950X, Core i9-13900K, and the Core i9-14900K at these resolutions while being 14% faster overall compared to the Core i7-14700K.
Gaming Performance Rating - Percent | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
F1 22 | |
1280x720 Ultra Low Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
1920x1080 Low Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 |
Far Cry 5 | |
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
X-Plane 11.11 | |
1280x720 low (fps_test=1) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | |
1280x720 Lite Quality | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
1920x1080 High Quality | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Dota 2 Reborn | |
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
The Witcher 3 | |
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
GTA V | |
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Borderlands 3 | |
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1920x1080 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | |
1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
1280x720 Lowest Preset | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Metro Exodus | |
1280x720 Low Quality AF:4x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
1920x1080 Ultra Quality AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
F1 2021 | |
1280x720 Ultra Low Preset | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 |
The delta with the X3D chips gets considerably narrowed at QHD and UHD Ultra settings as the loads now become more GPU-dependent.
Once again, we see the Ryzen 7 9700X, Ryzen 5 9600X, Ryzen 9 7950X, Core i9-13900K, Core i9-14900K, and now even the Core i5-14600K all sharing the same dais when graphics settings are cranked up to the max.
Gaming Performance Rating - Percent | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F -1! |
F1 22 | |
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
3840x2160 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K |
Far Cry 5 | |
2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
3840x2160 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
X-Plane 11.11 - 3840x2160 high (fps_test=3) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | |
2560x1440 High Quality | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
3840x2160 High Quality | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X |
Dota 2 Reborn - 3840x2160 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 |
The Witcher 3 - 3840x2160 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X |
GTA V | |
2560x1440 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
3840x2160 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 |
Borderlands 3 | |
2560x1440 Badass Overall Quality (DX11) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
3840x2160 Badass Overall Quality (DX11) | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | |
2560x1440 Highest Preset AA:T | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
3840x2160 Highest Preset AA:T | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
Metro Exodus | |
2560x1440 Ultra Quality AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
3840x2160 Ultra Quality AF:16x | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F |
F1 2021 | |
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 | |
3840x2160 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | |
Intel Core i9-14900K | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
Intel Core i5-14600K | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
Intel Core i7-14700K | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | |
Intel Core i5-12400F | |
Intel Core i5-13400 |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD DLSS | QHD FSR | QHD | 4K DLSS | 4K FSR | 4K | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GTA V (2015) | 187.9 | 187.8 | 187.6 | 170.4 | 169.3 | 187.6 | ||||
The Witcher 3 (2015) | 751 | 696 | 579 | 283 | 242 | 275 | ||||
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 319.7 | 273.5 | 261.7 | 239.4 | 237.2 | |||||
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 235 | 233 | 226 | 213 | 148.3 | |||||
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 256 | 226 | 171.8 | 142 | ||||||
Far Cry 5 (2018) | 263 | 228 | 219 | 202 | 203 | 165 | ||||
Strange Brigade (2018) | 786 | 655 | 637 | 616 | 536 | 283 | ||||
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | 335 | 302 | 308 | 303 | 273 | 185 | ||||
Metro Exodus (2019) | 351 | 302 | 256 | 213 | 190.5 | 138.6 | ||||
Borderlands 3 (2019) | 247 | 222 | 202 | 192.8 | 188.3 | 131.5 | ||||
F1 2021 (2021) | 642 | 624 | 545 | 287 | 292 | 203 | ||||
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) | 445 | 392 | 331 | 288 | 225 | 128.9 | ||||
F1 22 (2022) | 418 | 463 | 419 | 213 | 160 | 84.8 | ||||
F1 23 (2023) | 426 | 449 | 426 | 197.6 | 154 | 133.3 | 80.3 | |||
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 353 | 334 | 307 | 302 | 250 | 215 | 143.2 | |||
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 257 | 258 | 236 | 214 | 156.6 | 74.5 | ||||
Assassin's Creed Mirage (2023) | 280 | 270 | 256 | 188 | 178 | 158 | 127 | |||
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 2023 (2023) | 417 | 364 | 310 | 296 | 235 | 173 | 165 | |||
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora (2023) | 244 | 228 | 203 | 168.1 | 124 | 112.9 | 69.7 | |||
Skull & Bones (2024) | 243 | 225 | 194 | 171 | 144 | 132 | 129 | 100 | ||
F1 24 (2024) | 406 | 427 | 406 | 203 | 200 | 213 | 147.7 | 126.3 | 143.6 | 79.8 |
Power consumption: Tangible efficiency gains in multi-core and gaming
Zen 4 was already renowned for its superior power efficiency versus Intel's offerings, and AMD seems to be continuing this streak with Zen 5 as well.
The Ryzen 7 9700X offers the best power efficiency among the bunch in The Witcher 3 at 1080p Ultra, beating the Ryzen 7 7800X3D by a hair's breadth.
The Ryzen 5 9600X is 13% more efficient in Cinebench R23 single core, but the Ryzen 7 9700X makes up for lost ground in Cinebench R23 multi-core efficiency owing to higher performance.
Although the Core i5-14600K outperforms the Ryzen 7 9700X by 21% in Cinebench R23 multi-core, the Zen 5 CPU boasts 22% greater power efficiency than its Intel competitor.
Power Consumption: External monitor
: Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor
Power Consumption / Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor) | |
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.5 W) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 89.8 W) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 78 W) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.45 W) | |
Intel Core i5-13400, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 83 W) |
Power Consumption / The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor) | |
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 89.8 W) | |
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i5-13400, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.5 W) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 83 W) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 78 W) | |
Intel Core i5-12400F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.45 W) |
Power Consumption / Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor) | |
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.5 W) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.45 W) | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 78 W) | |
Intel Core i5-12400F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 89.8 W) | |
Intel Core i5-13400, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 83 W) |
Power Consumption | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
: Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption / Cinebench R23 Single Power Efficiency - external Monitor | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
Power Consumption / Witcher 3 ultra Efficiency (external Monitor) | |
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-12400F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i5-13400, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
Pros
Cons
Verdict: This Zen 5 chip is a complicated value proposition
AMD had a winning formula with Zen 4 last year, and this year's Zen 5 chips continue the momentum. While the 4 nm Zen 5 architecture brings in notable changes, a lot of these do not always translate into raw performance gains across all workloads.
The default 65 W lower TDP allows for more PBO headroom, giving the CPU the ability to reach the advertised 5.5 GHz boosts more readily. However, this also means lower base frequencies and not much of overall performance gains over Zen 4.
Single-core performance is where the Ryzen 7 9700X shines bright, often gnawing at the heels of behemoths like the Intel Core i9-13900K and the Core i9-14900K. Multi-core performance, however, lags behind that of the Core i5-14600K, which can now be had for US$300 on Amazon compared to the US$360 asking price for AMD's latest.
The Ryzen 7 9700X also comes across as an excellent CPU for both low and high-res gaming, tying in virtually with all other acclaimed gaming CPUs in the comparison save for the Ryzen 7000 X3D chips. The single CCD design also poses no scheduling issues, which means you can continue to make do with Windows 10 without having to necessarily put up with Windows 11's shenanigans.
The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X builds upon Zen 4's success and proves to be an excellent choice for single-core workloads and gaming. Nonetheless, its pricing creates a dilemma when compared to mid-range options from Intel and AMD's own lower-tier Ryzen 5 9600X."
Power efficiency is another aspect that AMD continues to improve upon. While single-core power efficiency isn't much to write home about — the Ryzen 5 9600X takes the cake in this regard — the Ryzen 7 9700X does show appreciable efficiency improvements in multi-core and gaming workloads compared to Intel's offerings.
So, is the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X the definitive choice for a mid-range gaming build? It's a tough decision, actually.
The Intel Core i7-14700K offers a higher core count and can now be had for US$397 on Amazon — that's 14 more cores and 12 additional threads for just a US$37 premium. Even the Core i5-14600K offers inherent advantages in multi-core workloads owing to the higher core/thread count compared to the Ryzen 7 9700X.
However, Intel's current state of affairs with 13th and 14th gen processors makes them a hard recommend at this juncture. Sure, the company has offered mitigations to address high voltage draws and is honoring RMAs for degraded CPUs, but these issues shouldn't have existed in the first place. We recommend holding off until Arrow Lake-S CPUs arrive in the coming months if you are planning a de novo build with Intel inside.
If your primary uses are majorly single-threaded workloads and gaming, the Ryzen 5 9600X at US$279 should fit the bill just fine as the Ryzen 7 9700X offers no practical advantage in these areas. The Ryzen 7 7700X, currently at US$299 on Amazon, offers great value as well.
The savings thus ensued can be utilized towards quality Socket AM5 motherboard and DDR5 RAM purchases that are still priced on the higher side.
Price and Availability
The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is currently available on Amazon US for US$359 and on Amazon DE for €386.
The processor currently retails on Amazon India for ₹36,190 and is also available for slightly lower prices at local retailers.
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