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Intel Core i5-7500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2017
Intel Core i5-7500
Intel Core i5-7500
Released
Q4/2022
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-7500 or AMD Ryzen 9 7900X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-7500 has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X has a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. 12 / 24 Cores. Power consumption of 170 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    745 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 170 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-7500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    322 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    484 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    578 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    757 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    797 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    46 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    162 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    317 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    273 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    323 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    91 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    671 place
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    44 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 28% better clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 3 times more cores

    12 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 32 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.60 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    15 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    27 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    21 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    21 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    10 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    47 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    588 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    179 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    31 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    8 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    18 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-7500 Intel Core i5-7500
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD Ryzen 9
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 7000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 7000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-6500 left arrow AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-8500 left arrow --
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
    3.40 GHz left arrow 4.70 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 630 left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 2
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 128
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q3/2022
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and Intel Core i5-7500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR5-5200
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-7500 and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 170 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 230 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-7500 and Intel Core i5-7500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 12.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 64.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kaby Lake S left arrow Raphael (Zen 4)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow AM5 (LGA 1718)
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow 100-100000589WOF

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-7500 and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
162
Intel Core i5-7500
2226
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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
617
Intel Core i5-7500
19932
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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
977
Intel Core i5-7500
563
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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
3091
Intel Core i5-7500
52031
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
422
Intel Core i5-7500
325
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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
7894
Intel Core i5-7500
4848
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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