AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. Specifications

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Released
2024-08-08
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Released
Q4/2020
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 9700X or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X has a base frequency of 3.80 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in 2024-08-08.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X has a base frequency of 3.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Reasons to consider
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  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15% better overclocked clock speed

    5.50 GHz left arrow 4.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 9700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    253 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5800X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    82 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    85 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    61 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    79 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    32 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    81 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    123 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1051 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    33 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    134 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen 9000 left arrow AMD Ryzen
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Zen 5 left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    TSMC 4nm FinFET left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    AM5 left arrow AM4
  • L2-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Release date
    2024-08-08 left arrow Q4/2020

Benchmarks

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