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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

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 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.

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ModelAMD Ryzen 9 7900XAMD Ryzen 9 7950X
SeriesAMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)AMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)
CodenameRaphael (Zen4)Raphael (Zen 4)
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 7900 compare3.7 - 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 MHz4500 - 5700 MHz
L1 Cache768 KB1 MB
L2 Cache12 MB16 MB
L3 Cache64 MB64 MB
Cores / Threads12 / 2416 / 32
16 x 5.7 GHz AMD Zen 4
TDP170 Watt170 Watt
TransistorsCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million9900 Million
5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475VCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm, 0.650 - 1.475 V
Die Size2x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2CCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm2
max. Temp.95 °C95 °C
SocketAM5 (LGA 1718)AM5 (LGA1718)
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, SME
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7900X
48.6 pt (80%)
AMD E1-2100
2.35 -95%
...
Intel Core i9-13980HX
46.5 -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
46.6 -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
46.6 -4%
Intel Core i9-14900HX
47.3 -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
47.5 -2%
Intel Core i9-14900
47.7 -2%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
47.8 -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
47.9 -1%
Intel Core i7-14700K
48 -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
48.6
Intel Core i9-13900K
49.5 2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
49.9 3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
50.5 4%
Intel Core i9-14900K
51.6 6%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.6 25%
0%
100%
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7950X
49.9 pt (82%)
AMD E1-2100
2.35 -95%
...
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
46.6 -7%
Intel Core i9-14900HX
47.3 -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
47.5 -5%
Intel Core i9-14900
47.7 -4%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
47.8 -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
47.9 -4%
Intel Core i7-14700K
48 -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
48.6 -3%
Intel Core i9-13900K
49.5 -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
49.9
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
50.5 1%
Intel Core i9-14900K
51.6 3%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.6 21%
0%
100%
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 121     avg: 122     median: 122 (85%)     max: 123 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 1991     avg: 2027     median: 2027 (38%)     max: 2063 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 28925     avg: 29289     median: 29300 (27%)     max: 29628 Points
min: 29882     avg: 35794     median: 37353 (35%)     max: 38248 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 2012     avg: 2020     median: 2016.5 (86%)     max: 2039 Points
min: 1982     avg: 2009     median: 2001 (85%)     max: 2045 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 780     avg: 783     median: 782.5 (87%)     max: 787 Points
min: 771     avg: 781     median: 778 (86%)     max: 795 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 11353     avg: 11474     median: 11471.5 (28%)     max: 11623 Points
min: 11727     avg: 13977     median: 14538 (35%)     max: 14891 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 4753     avg: 4818     median: 4820.5 (30%)     max: 4856 Points
min: 4836     avg: 5835     median: 6095 (38%)     max: 6236 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 319     avg: 322.2     median: 323 (93%)     max: 325 Points
min: 314     avg: 318     median: 316 (91%)     max: 328 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 53.91     avg: 54.6     median: 54.7 (71%)     max: 55.26 Points
min: 68.58     avg: 68.8     median: 68.6 (89%)     max: 69.26 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 3.78     avg: 3.8     median: 3.8 (94%)     max: 3.85 Points
min: 3.69     avg: 3.8     median: 3.7 (91%)     max: 3.86 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 8465     avg: 8658     median: 8623 (52%)     max: 8858 Points
min: 8388     avg: 8516     median: 8508 (51%)     max: 8652 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 67036     avg: 68658     median: 68579.5 (50%)     max: 70741 Points
min: 71716     avg: 72279     median: 72480 (53%)     max: 72641 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 121250     avg: 126872     median: 125768 (87%)     max: 134469 Points
min: 130289     avg: 133916     median: 133916 (93%)     max: 137543 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 16151     avg: 16234     median: 16246 (20%)     max: 16338 Points
min: 15848     avg: 16054     median: 16054 (20%)     max: 16260 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 39.576     avg: 40.4     median: 40.3 (0%)     max: 41.122 s
min: 30.427     avg: 31.6     median: 30.8 (0%)     max: 33.613 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 1.781     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (0%)     max: 1.872 s
min: 1.557     avg: 1.9     median: 1.7 (0%)     max: 2.423 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
17225 Points (27%)
min: 15449     avg: 15860     median: 15779 (25%)     max: 16351 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 124975     avg: 127080     median: 127195 (73%)     max: 129087 MIPS
min: 151967     avg: 157272     median: 157469 (90%)     max: 161724 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 8252     avg: 8280     median: 8269 (99%)     max: 8345 MIPS
min: 7795     avg: 8093     median: 8167 (98%)     max: 8365 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
241 fps (84%)
min: 266.5     avg: 271.8     median: 274 (96%)     max: 275 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
376 fps (87%)
min: 379.5     avg: 383.3     median: 383 (88%)     max: 387.5 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 36.2     avg: 36.8     median: 36.9 (65%)     max: 37.1 fps
min: 36.2     avg: 42.7     median: 43.6 (77%)     max: 44.5 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.5 GB/s (45%)
min: 2.8     avg: 2.8     median: 2.8 (85%)     max: 2.9 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.8 GB/s (48%)
min: 4.4     avg: 4.5     median: 4.5 (78%)     max: 4.6 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
14.8 GB/s (39%)
min: 30.7     avg: 32     median: 32.5 (85%)     max: 32.9 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 165     avg: 166.4     median: 166 (2%)     max: 168 Seconds
min: 128     avg: 135.3     median: 134 (2%)     max: 164 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 105     avg: 106.2     median: 106 (1%)     max: 107 Seconds
min: 82     avg: 86.4     median: 86 (1%)     max: 103 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.3643     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.3758 sec
min: 0.3682     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.3836 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 20439     avg: 21223     median: 21284 (45%)     max: 21659 Points
min: 19782     avg: 20993     median: 21065 (45%)     max: 22169 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
6.1 s (1%)
min: 6.088     avg: 6.4     median: 6.3 (1%)     max: 6.834 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
13.3 s (1%)
min: 13.291     avg: 13.9     median: 13.6 (1%)     max: 14.826 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
313.4 s (1%)
min: 309.009     avg: 314.8     median: 312.5 (1%)     max: 322.796 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 82063     avg: 100438     median: 102019 (89%)     max: 102765 Points
min: 101697     avg: 105944     median: 105875 (93%)     max: 107186 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 26455     avg: 27800     median: 27731 (75%)     max: 28963 Points
min: 24576     avg: 34300     median: 35459.5 (96%)     max: 36767 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 96003     avg: 102745     median: 103232 (84%)     max: 105350 Points
min: 78811     avg: 90547     median: 90772 (74%)     max: 100969 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 97281     avg: 102964     median: 103220 (84%)     max: 106230 Points
min: 79100     avg: 90596     median: 90717 (74%)     max: 101249 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 94657     avg: 102993     median: 101826 (86%)     max: 108551 Points
min: 81936     avg: 92519     median: 92950.5 (78%)     max: 101189 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 25631     avg: 26260     median: 26310.5 (67%)     max: 26732 Points
min: 18195     avg: 26233     median: 26488 (67%)     max: 27047 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 40436     avg: 42329     median: 42325 (75%)     max: 43200 Points
min: 37496     avg: 45495     median: 45937.5 (82%)     max: 47225 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 13634     avg: 15940     median: 15959.5 (67%)     max: 16721 Points
min: 14571     avg: 16673     median: 16978 (72%)     max: 17769 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
min: 2916     avg: 2983     median: 2975 (80%)     max: 3083 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
min: 18846     avg: 19870     median: 19813 (78%)     max: 21166 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2274     avg: 2290     median: 2294 (91%)     max: 2297 Points
min: 1990     avg: 2148     median: 2227 (88%)     max: 2311 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 19987     avg: 20553     median: 20667.5 (37%)     max: 20799 Points
min: 20496     avg: 23922     median: 23903 (43%)     max: 25159 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2183     avg: 2195     median: 2196 (10%)     max: 2201 Points
min: 1959     avg: 2794     median: 2131 (9%)     max: 22993 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 19975     avg: 20532     median: 20658 (65%)     max: 20765 Points
min: 6501     avg: 23146     median: 23887 (75%)     max: 24554 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 9193     avg: 9260     median: 9275 (93%)     max: 9311 Points
min: 7777     avg: 8575     median: 8864 (89%)     max: 9322 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 74731     avg: 76662     median: 77033 (85%)     max: 77769 Points
min: 79731     avg: 85148     median: 85341 (94%)     max: 89678 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 431     avg: 438     median: 440 (1%)     max: 441 ms
min: 433     avg: 441.3     median: 444 (1%)     max: 446 ms
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 300     avg: 305.8     median: 304.5 (88%)     max: 314 Points
min: 301     avg: 303.9     median: 303 (87%)     max: 309 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 371     avg: 383.8     median: 383 (80%)     max: 395 Points
min: 358     avg: 375.9     median: 377 (79%)     max: 396 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 2315     avg: 2370     median: 2370 (91%)     max: 2408 Points
min: 2150     avg: 2345     median: 2345 (90%)     max: 2513 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
319 Watt (55%)
min: 186.8     avg: 274.2     median: 287.5 (50%)     max: 335 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
313 Watt (57%)
min: 191.9     avg: 284.7     median: 291.5 (53%)     max: 364 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
94.1 Watt (62%)
min: 78     avg: 94.1     median: 93 (62%)     max: 123.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
15.5 Points per Watt (12%)
min: 17.1     avg: 21     median: 20.8 (15%)     max: 25.2 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7900X → 100% n=48

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7950X → 111% n=48

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