AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and AMD Ryzen 7 7700
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 9 9900X
2232
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
1930
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
33042
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
18760
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
134
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
115
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
1740
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
1051
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
4682
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
4063
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
54814
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
34489
Integer Math181.6 GOps/s110.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math120.4 GOps/s66.3 GOps/s
Prime Number Search433 M primes/s206 M primes/s
Random String Sort72.5 M strings/s124.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption33.5 GB/s23.9 GB/s
Data Compression686.1 MB/s405.9 MB/s
Physics3397 frames/s1982 frames/s
Extended Instructions554 M matrices/s1259 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
3340
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
2918
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
19543
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
15543
File Compression1510 MB/s1630 MB/s
Clang Compilation191.4 KLines/s123.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser361.8 pages/s317.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering534 MP/sec441.8 MP/sec
Text Processing350.5 pages/s305.3 pages/s
Background Blur82.7 frames/s68.9 frames/s
Photo Processing118.4 frames/s115.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing45.5 MP/sec25.5 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
454.53
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
276.07

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 162.9 PPW 239.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 456.8 PPW 530.6 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 14.5 PPW 16.2 PPW
Blender / W 3.79 PPW 4.25 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)
Model number n/a 7700
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Frequency 4.4 GHz 3.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.6 GHz 5.3 GHz
General
Cores count128
Threads count2416
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier44x38x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache64 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 6.57 billion
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 120 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 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
Max memory bandwidth n/a 73.4 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 28

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 9 9900X the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
3 (75%)
1 (25%)
Total Votes: 4

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