AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
2213
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
1959
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
20228
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
24444
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
138
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
116
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
1299
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
2119
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
4658
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
4142
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
37223
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
48540
Integer Math120.4 GOps/s165.2 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math79.1 GOps/s98.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search191 M primes/s381 M primes/s
Random String Sort47 M strings/s68.5 M strings/s
Data Encryption21.9 GB/s34.9 GB/s
Data Compression438 MB/s581 MB/s
Physics2244 frames/s3060 frames/s
Extended Instructions353 M matrices/s425 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
3331
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
2947
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
17511
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
17401
File Compression1650 MB/s1690 MB/s
Clang Compilation140.9 KLines/s149.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser323.7 pages/s341.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering501 MP/sec481.5 MP/sec
Text Processing351.5 pages/s299.8 pages/s
Background Blur88.2 frames/s70.3 frames/s
Photo Processing127.3 frames/s119.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing30.6 MP/sec31 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
300.7
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
397.08

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 269.4 PPW 267.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 572.7 PPW 746.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 20 PPW 32.6 PPW
Blender / W 4.63 PPW 6.11 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced June, 3, 2024 January, 10, 2023
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 4 (Raphael)
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Frequency 3.8 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.5 GHz 5.4 GHz
General
Cores count812
Threads count1624
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier38x37x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache32 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 8.3 billion 13.1 billion
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 142 W 142 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Critical temp. 95 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5600 DDR5-5200
Max Size 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 28

Results

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