What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 7700 or AMD Ryzen 9 7950X? Which processor is faster?
Compare the available specifications of these models.
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 has a base frequency of 3.8 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2023-01-14.
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X has a base frequency of 4.5 GHz. 16 / 32 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 170 W. Released in 2022-09-27.
Reasons to consider Lower stated TDP / base power
Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.
Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 7700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
Reasons to consider Place in the overall ranking
(based on several benchmarks)
Higher clock speed
Around 18% better clock speed
More number of cores
8 more cores
Higher turbo clock speed
Around 8 % higher specified turbo frequency
Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.
Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.
Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.
Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.
Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and AMD Ryzen 7 7700. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.
Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.
Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.
Shared tests with results for both models: 15
Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.
| Test and settings | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Result difference¹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Linux | 312.600652 samples/min Submissions: 9 | 632.530096 samples/min Submissions: 10 | +102.3 % |
| Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows | 280.843541 samples/min Submissions: 14 | 555.14446 samples/min Submissions: 15 | +97.7 % |
| Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows | 284.160156 samples/min Submissions: 21 | 577.564381 samples/min Submissions: 26 | +103.3 % |
| Blender 5.1.0 / CPU / Windows | 285.219773 samples/min Submissions: 9 | 599.189804 samples/min Submissions: 15 | +110.1 % |
| Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Linux | 317.664112 samples/min Submissions: 35 | 640.195415 samples/min Submissions: 60 | +101.5 % |
| Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows | 261.399837 samples/min Submissions: 121 | 539.85203 samples/min Submissions: 186 | +106.5 % |
| Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Linux | 313.81982 samples/min Submissions: 16 | 627.290228 samples/min Submissions: 41 | +99.9 % |
| Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows | 258.312979 samples/min Submissions: 159 | 533.737601 samples/min Submissions: 202 | +106.6 % |
| Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Linux | 323.528403 samples/min Submissions: 18 | 644.599619 samples/min Submissions: 76 | +99.2 % |
| Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows | 252.067854 samples/min Submissions: 61 | 521.842157 samples/min Submissions: 504 | +107.0 % |
| Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Linux | 318.591088 samples/min Submissions: 10 | 639.162595 samples/min Submissions: 82 | +100.6 % |
| Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows | 254.225555 samples/min Submissions: 58 | 527.799756 samples/min Submissions: 470 | +107.6 % |
| Test and settings | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Result difference¹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows | 250.533091 samples/min Submissions: 25 | 550.882976 samples/min Submissions: 294 | +119.9 % |
| Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Linux | 321.732198 samples/min Submissions: 5 | 658.852208 samples/min Submissions: 132 | +104.8 % |
| Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows | 265.944107 samples/min Submissions: 37 | 546.570676 samples/min Submissions: 593 | +105.5 % |
¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.
These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.
Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.
| Model | Test | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Cinebench R15 / multi-core | 6236 points | Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090 System RAM: 32 GB |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Cinebench R15 / single-core | 317 points | Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090 System RAM: 32 GB |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Cinebench R20 / multi-core | 14891 points | Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090 System RAM: 32 GB |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Cinebench R20 / single-core | 783 points | Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090 System RAM: 32 GB |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Cinebench R23 / multi-core | 38248 points | Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090 System RAM: 32 GB |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Cinebench R23 / single-core | 2017 points | Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090 System RAM: 32 GB |
Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | 12206.07765 H/s | RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 10M / 16 threads / linux System RAM: 32 GB OS: Linux x86_64 Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / PRO B650M-P (MS-7E27) Duration: 819.264 s User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete. |
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | 10417.426271 H/s | RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 32 threads / windows System RAM: 32 GB OS: Windows NT 10.0 Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS WIFI Duration: 95.993 s User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete. |