
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is a fast high-end desktop processor of the Raphael series. It offers 12 cores based on the Zen 4 architecture that supports hyperthreading (24 threads). The cores clock from 4.7 (base) up to 5.7 GHz (single core boost). When all 12 cores are fully loaded, 5.1 GHz is the max. clock speed. The 7900X is the second fastest Ryzen at launch, only bested by the Ryzen 9 7950X with 4 more cores.
The performance of the R9 7900X is clearly better than the old Ryzen 9 5900X thanks to the improved architecture and modern 5nm process. Compared to Intels Raptor Lake Core i9-13700K the single-core performance is slightly lower and the multi-core performance slightly faster. The gaming performance is a bit lower, and is on average only on par with the Core i5-13600K and also lower than the old Ryzen 7 5800X3D.
The Raphael series still uses a chiplet design with two CCD-clusters (each with 8 possible cores) in 5nm and an IO-die (including the memory controller and the Radeon Graphics iGPU) in 6nm.
| Codename | Raphael (Zen4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | AMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series: Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000) Raphael (Zen4)
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| Clock Rate | 4700 - 5600 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 Cache | 768 KB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 2 Cache | 12 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 3 Cache | 64 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Cores / Threads | 12 / 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 170 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistor Count | CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing Technology | 5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voltage Range | 0.650 - 1.475V V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Die Size | 2x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Temperature | 95 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socket | AM5 (LGA 1718) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | x86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcement Date | 09/26/2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benchmarks
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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