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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X. Specifications, performance, tests

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2022-09-27
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 7900X or AMD Ryzen 5 7600X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X has a base frequency of 4.7 GHz. 12 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 170 W. Released in 2022-09-27.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X has a base frequency of 4.7 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in 2022-09-27.

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 15

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsAMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 5 7600XResult difference¹
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 444.611465 samples/min Submissions: 22 210.163928 samples/min Submissions: 7 -52.7 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Linux 471.839034 samples/min Submissions: 17 240.859074 samples/min Submissions: 9 -49.0 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 402.994833 samples/min Submissions: 143 225.593813 samples/min Submissions: 45 -44.0 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Linux 481.361918 samples/min Submissions: 34 244.776756 samples/min Submissions: 39 -49.1 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 406.708812 samples/min Submissions: 127 201.507007 samples/min Submissions: 104 -50.5 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Linux 481.756648 samples/min Submissions: 13 243.280781 samples/min Submissions: 29 -49.5 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 390.634852 samples/min Submissions: 206 201.004844 samples/min Submissions: 51 -48.5 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Linux 482.755636 samples/min Submissions: 9 241.013187 samples/min Submissions: 36 -50.1 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 391.064336 samples/min Submissions: 145 192.076801 samples/min Submissions: 137 -50.9 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Linux 493.686905 samples/min Submissions: 23 252.572418 samples/min Submissions: 15 -48.8 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 396.197227 samples/min Submissions: 309 194.235914 samples/min Submissions: 119 -51.0 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Linux 510.14922 samples/min Submissions: 16 253.828717 samples/min Submissions: 7 -50.2 %
More tests: 3
Test and settingsAMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 5 7600XResult difference¹
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 400.971593 samples/min Submissions: 148 200.978959 samples/min Submissions: 66 -49.9 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Linux 504.18409 samples/min Submissions: 22 247.74336 samples/min Submissions: 7 -50.9 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 412.755161 samples/min Submissions: 318 206.096476 samples/min Submissions: 162 -50.1 %

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.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Results with primary test sources

Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.

Model TestResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Cinebench R15 / multi-core 4856 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
System RAM: 32 GB
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Cinebench R15 / single-core 324 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
System RAM: 32 GB
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Cinebench R20 / multi-core 11563 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
System RAM: 32 GB
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Cinebench R20 / single-core 786 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
System RAM: 32 GB
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Cinebench R23 / multi-core 29480 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
System RAM: 32 GB
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Cinebench R23 / single-core 2039 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
System RAM: 32 GB

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 24 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 16388.338059 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 24 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7E12)
Duration: 61.019 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 12 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6854.103552 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 12 threads / linux
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: ASRock / B650M-HDV/M.2
Duration: 145.898 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

2041.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
1976.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

29516.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
15315.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

781.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
759.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

11572.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
5989.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

325.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
313.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

4848.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
2510.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2226.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
2197.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

19932.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
11874.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

563.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
563.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

52031.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
28672.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    21 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    12 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 6% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.6 GHz left arrow 5.3 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 7900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    23 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    18 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    10 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    3 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    23 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    536 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    11 place
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    55 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    105 W left arrow 170 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 7600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    67 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    17 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    4 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    85 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    81 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    536 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    59 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 7000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 6
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 9 5900X left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop
  • Series
    Ryzen 7000 Series left arrow Ryzen 7000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    4.7 GHz left arrow 4.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    12x left arrow 6x
  • CPU Cores
    12 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    24 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    5.6 GHz left arrow 5.3 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.6 GHz left arrow 5.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    5.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 5.3 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    2200 MHz left arrow 2200 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    2200 MHz left arrow 2200 MHz
  • Graphics Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 left arrow Q3/2022
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 128
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    83.2 GB/s left arrow 83.2 GB/s
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5 left arrow DDR5
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 24 left arrow PCIe 5.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    170 W left arrow 105 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    170 W left arrow 105 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    230 W left arrow 142 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raphael (Zen 4) left arrow Raphael (Zen 4)
  • Chip design
    Chiplet left arrow Chiplet
  • Codename
    Raphael AM5 left arrow Raphael AM5
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
  • L2-Cache
    12 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • L3-Cache
    64 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Part Number
    100-100000589WOF left arrow 100-100000593WOF
  • Release date
    2022-09-27 left arrow 2022-09-27
  • Release price
    549 $ left arrow 299 $
  • Socket
    AM5 left arrow AM5
  • Technology
    TSMC 5nm FinFET left arrow TSMC 5nm FinFET
  • Verification scope
    Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. left arrow Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

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