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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

AMD Ryzen 9 7900

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The AMD Ryzen 9 79 00 is a high-end desktop processorfrom the Raphael series with 12 cores and hyperthreading (SMT), which means it can process up to 24 threads simultaneously. Launched in early 2023, the Ryzen 9 7900 is the fastest 12-core processor with 65 watts TDP.

The Ryzen 9 7900 clocks at 3.7 GHz base clock and reaches up to 5.4 GHz on one core in Turbo mode. This is also the difference to the higher clocked Ryzen 9 7900X.

At first glance, the internal structure of the processor has not changed fundamentally. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is still based on the chiplet design consisting of two CCD clusters, each containing a CCX with 8 cores. However, the manufacturing process has been scaled down to 5 nm, which ensures higher clock rates. There is also the IO die, which contains the memory controller and the iGPU, among other things. This is now manufactured in a 6 nm structure width.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 can impress in games thanks to the significantly improved IPC.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

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The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is a fast high-end desktop processor of the Raphael series. It offers 16 cores based on the Zen 4 architecture that supports hyperthreading (32 threads). The cores clock from 4.5 (base) up to 5.7 GHz (single core boost). The 7950X is the second fastest Ryzen at launch.

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.

Performance

The average 7950X in our database is in the same league as the Core i9-13900K, Ryzen 9 7945HX, Ryzen 9 7950X3D, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a super-fast chip, as of mid 2023.

The R9 7950X is rated at a TDP of 170 Watt and proved to be rather power-hungry in applications and games.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

► remove from comparison AMD R7 7700X

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X is a fast high-end desktop processor of the Raphael series. It offers 8 cores based on the Zen 4 architecture that supports hyperthreading (16 threads). The cores clock from 4.5 (base) up to 5.4 GHz (single core boost). Compared to the faster Ryzen 9 CPUs (like the 7900X), the R7 offers less cores and slightly lower clock speeds.

The performance of the R7 7700X is clearly better than the old Ryzen 7 of the 5000 generation thanks to the improved architecture and modern 5nm process. Compared to Intels Alder Lake Core i7-12900K the performance is quite similar but stays behind the newer Rocket Lake i5-13600K (multi-threaded).

The Raphael series still uses a chiplet design with two CCD-clusters (each with 8 possible cores, so only one used for the 7700X) in 5nm and an IO-die (including the memory controller and the Radeon Graphics iGPU) in 6nm.

ModelAMD Ryzen 9 7900AMD Ryzen 9 7950XAMD Ryzen 7 7700X
CodenameRaphael (Zen4)Raphael (Zen 4)Raphael (Zen4)
SeriesAMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)AMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)AMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)
Series: Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000) Raphael (Zen4)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 « 3.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 77003.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 76003.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 79003.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X « 4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 77003.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 76003.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Clock3700 - 5400 MHz4500 - 5700 MHz4500 - 5400 MHz
L1 Cache768 KB1 MB512 KB
L2 Cache12 MB16 MB8 MB
L3 Cache64 MB64 MB32 MB
Cores / Threads12 / 2416 / 32
16 x 5.7 GHz AMD Zen 4
8 / 16
TDP65 Watt170 Watt170 Watt
Transistors9.9 Million9900 Million9.9 Million
Technology5 nmCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm5 nm
Voltage0.650 - 1.475V V0.650 - 1.475 V V0.650 - 1.475V V
Die Size262 mm2CCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm22x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2
max. Temp.95 °C95 °C95 °C
SocketAM5 (LGA 1718)AM5 (LGA1718)AM5 (LGA 1718)
FeaturesMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2DDR5-5200 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 5, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) ( - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7900
46.1 pt (77%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7950X
49.1 pt (82%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 7700X
45.1 pt (75%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 114     avg: 119.3     median: 121 (68%)     max: 123 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 1514     avg: 1856     median: 1991 (37%)     max: 2063 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
24776 Points (23%)
min: 25832     avg: 34133     median: 36523 (34%)     max: 38248 Points
min: 18667     avg: 19088     median: 19088 (18%)     max: 19509 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1966 Points (83%)
min: 1927     avg: 1995     median: 2000 (84%)     max: 2045 Points
min: 1986     avg: 1987     median: 1987 (84%)     max: 1988 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
762 Points (83%)
min: 748     avg: 775     median: 777 (85%)     max: 795 Points
min: 772     avg: 773     median: 772.5 (84%)     max: 773 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
9703 Points (24%)
min: 10140     avg: 13338     median: 14241.5 (35%)     max: 14891 Points
min: 7308     avg: 7463     median: 7462.5 (18%)     max: 7617 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
4020 Points (25%)
min: 4203     avg: 5563     median: 5947.5 (38%)     max: 6236 Points
min: 3036     avg: 3114     median: 3113.5 (20%)     max: 3191 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
315 Points (87%)
min: 306     avg: 316     median: 315.5 (87%)     max: 328 Points
min: 314     avg: 315     median: 315 (87%)     max: 316 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
45.3 Points (59%)
min: 47.44     avg: 63.5     median: 68.6 (89%)     max: 69.26 Points
36.1 Points (47%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.7 Points (87%)
min: 3.63     avg: 3.7     median: 3.7 (88%)     max: 3.86 Points
3.7 Points (88%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
8339 Points (50%)
min: 8194     avg: 8436     median: 8448 (51%)     max: 8652 Points
8633 Points (52%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
60934 Points (44%)
min: 58702     avg: 68885     median: 72098 (52%)     max: 72641 Points
56024 Points (41%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 109401     avg: 125744     median: 130289 (83%)     max: 137543 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 15549     avg: 15886     median: 15848 (19%)     max: 16260 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
46.8 s (1%)
min: 30.427     avg: 34.7     median: 32.2 (0%)     max: 43.867 s
61.1 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3 s (1%)
min: 1.557     avg: 2     median: 2 (0%)     max: 2.423 s
2.2 s (0%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
10154 Points (16%)
min: 15325     avg: 15726     median: 15614 (25%)     max: 16351 Points
14879 Points (24%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
112881 MIPS (65%)
min: 120716     avg: 154226     median: 157038 (90%)     max: 161724 MIPS
min: 85624     avg: 85707     median: 85706.5 (49%)     max: 85789 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
7936 MIPS (94%)
min: 7617     avg: 8053     median: 8118 (96%)     max: 8365 MIPS
min: 8052     avg: 8074     median: 8074 (95%)     max: 8096 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
207 fps (5%)
min: 200     avg: 253.9     median: 270.3 (7%)     max: 275 fps
181.2 fps (5%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
355.5 fps (9%)
min: 360.5     avg: 377.6     median: 381.3 (10%)     max: 387.5 fps
373.5 fps (10%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
31.2 fps (55%)
min: 30.3     avg: 41.6     median: 43.5 (76%)     max: 44.5 fps
min: 24.8     avg: 25.5     median: 25.5 (45%)     max: 26.1 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
2 GB/s (59%)
min: 2.2     avg: 2.7     median: 2.8 (82%)     max: 2.9 GB/s
1.4 GB/s (41%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
3.1 GB/s (53%)
min: 3.1     avg: 4.2     median: 4.5 (77%)     max: 4.6 GB/s
2.3 GB/s (40%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
21.5 GB/s (56%)
min: 22     avg: 29.5     median: 31.6 (82%)     max: 32.9 GB/s
17.5 GB/s (46%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
199 Seconds (3%)
min: 128     avg: 137.8     median: 134 (2%)     max: 190 Seconds
min: 255     avg: 261     median: 261 (3%)     max: 267 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
125 Seconds (1%)
min: 82     avg: 87.9     median: 86 (1%)     max: 118 Seconds
min: 160     avg: 163     median: 163 (1%)     max: 166 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.4 sec (8%)
min: 0.3682     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.3984 sec
min: 0.3758     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.383 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
19451 Points (41%)
min: 18661     avg: 20944     median: 21063.5 (45%)     max: 22169 Points
18115 Points (39%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
6.7 s (1%)
min: 6.088     avg: 6.5     median: 6.5 (1%)     max: 6.834 s
6.3 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
13.9 s (1%)
min: 13.291     avg: 14     median: 14 (1%)     max: 14.826 s
13.6 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
329 s (1%)
min: 309.009     avg: 322     median: 317.7 (1%)     max: 343.848 s
322.8 s (1%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 90336     avg: 105612     median: 105860 (81%)     max: 107186 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
26325 Points (65%)
min: 23510     avg: 34080     median: 35243 (87%)     max: 36767 Points
31467 Points (77%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 78811     avg: 90412     median: 90770 (74%)     max: 100969 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 79100     avg: 90464     median: 90699.5 (74%)     max: 101249 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 81936     avg: 92519     median: 92950.5 (75%)     max: 101189 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 18195     avg: 26105     median: 26451 (67%)     max: 27047 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 29796     avg: 45175     median: 45892 (82%)     max: 47225 Points
35357 Points (63%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
14817 Points (62%)
min: 8240     avg: 16497     median: 16972 (72%)     max: 17769 Points
14182 Points (60%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
2990 Points (72%)
min: 2905     avg: 2978     median: 2969 (72%)     max: 3083 Points
3050 Points (74%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
15725 Points (61%)
min: 14900     avg: 19460     median: 19807 (77%)     max: 21166 Points
16000 Points (62%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
min: 2848     avg: 2859     median: 2858.5 (91%)     max: 2869 Points
min: 2175     avg: 2206     median: 2175 (69%)     max: 2893 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
min: 16864     avg: 16913     median: 16912.5 (69%)     max: 16961 Points
min: 12046     avg: 12366     median: 12046 (49%)     max: 19400 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
2203 Points (84%)
min: 1990     avg: 2147     median: 2226 (84%)     max: 2311 Points
2218 Points (84%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
17880 Points (32%)
min: 17785     avg: 23730     median: 23897 (43%)     max: 25159 Points
min: 13889     avg: 14131     median: 14131 (25%)     max: 14373 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
2096 Points (9%)
min: 1959     avg: 2770     median: 2120.5 (9%)     max: 22993 Points
2123 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
17581 Points (55%)
min: 6501     avg: 22957     median: 23873.5 (75%)     max: 24554 Points
14215 Points (45%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
8861 Points (88%)
min: 7777     avg: 8570     median: 8803 (88%)     max: 9322 Points
8991 Points (90%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
65241 Points (64%)
min: 66320     avg: 84499     median: 85128 (83%)     max: 89678 Points
56909 Points (56%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
452 ms (1%)
min: 433     avg: 443.3     median: 444.5 (1%)     max: 457 ms
440 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
302 Points (83%)
min: 301     avg: 303.9     median: 303 (83%)     max: 309 Points
301 Points (83%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
366 Points (66%)
min: 358     avg: 374     median: 374.5 (67%)     max: 396 Points
355 Points (64%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
2322 Points (87%)
min: 2080     avg: 2334     median: 2324.5 (87%)     max: 2513 Points
min: 2297     avg: 2313     median: 2312.5 (86%)     max: 2328 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
203 Watt (35%)
min: 186.8     avg: 274.2     median: 287.5 (50%)     max: 335 Watt
min: 189.8     avg: 209.9     median: 209.9 (36%)     max: 230 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
196.9 Watt (36%)
min: 191.9     avg: 284.7     median: 291.5 (53%)     max: 364 Watt
min: 196.1     avg: 218.1     median: 218.1 (40%)     max: 240 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
106.9 Watt (71%)
min: 78     avg: 94.1     median: 93 (62%)     max: 123.2 Watt
min: 89.8     avg: 94     median: 94 (62%)     max: 98.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
100%
1 R9 7900 +
20.4 Points per Watt (15%)
min: 17.1     avg: 21     median: 20.8 (15%)     max: 25.2 Points per Watt
min: 13.3     avg: 14.4     median: 14.4 (11%)     max: 15.5 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7900 → 100% n=42

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7950X → 122% n=42

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 7700X → 95% n=42

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