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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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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.

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.

ModelAMD Ryzen 9 7900XAMD Ryzen 9 7900
SeriesAMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)AMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)
CodenameRaphael (Zen4)Raphael (Zen4)
Series: Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000) Raphael (Zen4)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D compare4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X « 4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 79003.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X compare4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 compare3.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D compare4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X compare4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D compare4.2 - 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 7700X compare4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 compare3.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D compare4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X compare4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Clock4700 - 5600 MHz3700 - 5400 MHz
L1 Cache768 KB768 KB
L2 Cache12 MB12 MB
L3 Cache64 MB64 MB
Cores / Threads12 / 2412 / 24
TDP170 Watt65 Watt
TransistorsCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million9.9 Million
5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
Die Size2x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2262 mm2
max. Temp.95 °C95 °C
SocketAM5 (LGA 1718)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 2MMX(+), 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)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) ( - 2200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7900X
57.1 pt (79%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7900
54.2 pt (75%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 28925     avg: 29289     median: 29300 (27%)     max: 29628 Points
24776 Points (23%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 2012     avg: 2020     median: 2016.5 (86%)     max: 2039 Points
1966 Points (84%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 780     avg: 783     median: 782.5 (87%)     max: 787 Points
762 Points (85%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 11353     avg: 11474     median: 11471.5 (28%)     max: 11623 Points
9703 Points (24%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 4753     avg: 4818     median: 4820.5 (30%)     max: 4856 Points
4020 Points (25%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 319     avg: 322.2     median: 323 (97%)     max: 325 Points
315 Points (95%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 53.91     avg: 54.6     median: 54.7 (71%)     max: 55.26 Points
45.3 Points (59%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 3.78     avg: 3.8     median: 3.8 (95%)     max: 3.85 Points
3.7 Points (92%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 8465     avg: 8658     median: 8623 (52%)     max: 8858 Points
8339 Points (50%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 67036     avg: 68658     median: 68579.5 (50%)     max: 70741 Points
60934 Points (44%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 121250     avg: 126872     median: 125768 (87%)     max: 134469 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 16151     avg: 16234     median: 16246 (20%)     max: 16338 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 39.576     avg: 40.4     median: 40.3 (0%)     max: 41.122 s
46.8 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 1.781     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (0%)     max: 1.872 s
3 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
17225 Points (27%)
10154 Points (16%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 124975     avg: 127080     median: 127195 (73%)     max: 129087 MIPS
112881 MIPS (65%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 8252     avg: 8280     median: 8269 (99%)     max: 8345 MIPS
7936 MIPS (95%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
241 fps (84%)
207 fps (72%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
376 fps (87%)
355.5 fps (82%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 36.2     avg: 36.8     median: 36.9 (65%)     max: 37.1 fps
31.2 fps (55%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.5 GB/s (0%)
2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.8 GB/s (48%)
3.1 GB/s (53%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
14.8 GB/s (39%)
21.5 GB/s (56%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 165     avg: 166.4     median: 166 (2%)     max: 168 Seconds
199 Seconds (3%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 105     avg: 106.2     median: 106 (1%)     max: 107 Seconds
125 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.3643     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.3758 sec
0.4 sec (8%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 20439     avg: 21223     median: 21284 (45%)     max: 21659 Points
19451 Points (41%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
6.1 s (1%)
6.7 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
13.3 s (1%)
13.9 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
313.4 s (1%)
329 s (1%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 82063     avg: 100438     median: 102019 (89%)     max: 102765 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 26455     avg: 27800     median: 27731 (75%)     max: 28963 Points
26325 Points (71%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 96003     avg: 102745     median: 103232 (84%)     max: 105350 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 97281     avg: 102964     median: 103220 (84%)     max: 106230 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 94657     avg: 102993     median: 101826 (86%)     max: 108551 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 25631     avg: 26260     median: 26310.5 (67%)     max: 26732 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 40436     avg: 42329     median: 42325 (75%)     max: 43200 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 13634     avg: 15940     median: 15959.5 (67%)     max: 16721 Points
14817 Points (62%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2274     avg: 2290     median: 2294 (97%)     max: 2297 Points
2203 Points (93%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 19987     avg: 20553     median: 20667.5 (37%)     max: 20799 Points
17880 Points (32%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2183     avg: 2195     median: 2196 (10%)     max: 2201 Points
2096 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 19975     avg: 20532     median: 20658 (65%)     max: 20765 Points
17581 Points (55%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 9193     avg: 9260     median: 9275 (93%)     max: 9311 Points
8861 Points (89%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 74731     avg: 76662     median: 77033 (86%)     max: 77769 Points
65241 Points (73%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 431     avg: 438     median: 440 (1%)     max: 441 ms
452 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 300     avg: 305.8     median: 304.5 (88%)     max: 314 Points
302 Points (87%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 371     avg: 383.8     median: 383 (80%)     max: 395 Points
366 Points (76%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 2315     avg: 2370     median: 2370 (91%)     max: 2408 Points
2322 Points (89%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
319 Watt (55%)
144%
1 R9 7900 +
203 Watt (35%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
313 Watt (57%)
149%
1 R9 7900 +
196.9 Watt (36%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
94.1 Watt (62%)
106.9 Watt (71%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
15.5 Points per Watt (12%)
132%
1 R9 7900 +
20.4 Points per Watt (15%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7900X → 100% n=40

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7900 → 96% n=40

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