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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is a high-end 12-core, hyperthreaded (SMT) Vermeer series desktop processor that can process 24 threads simultaneously. Introduced on October 8, 2020, the Ryzen 9 5900X is the fastest 12-core processor and is specified at 105 watts TDP. The top model, the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, offers even more power and at the same time offers another 4 cores and 8 threads. 

The Ryzen 9 5900X clocks with 3.7 GHz base clock and reaches up to 4.8 GHz on one core in turbo mode. However, when all 12 cores are loaded, up to 4.5 GHz is still possible.

The performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is consistently excellent in all applications and significantly better than the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X. AMD has been able to significantly improve its single thread performance in particular and even beats the Intel Core i9-10900K in this discipline. The multi-thread performance could also be improved. In an in-house duel, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X can even take on an AMD Threadripper 2950X.

The internal structure of the processor has not changed fundamentally at first glance. The CCX structure has changed a bit compared to Zen2, because now a CCX consists of up to 8 CPU cores. So each individual core can access the complete L3 cache (32 MByte). Furthermore the CCX modules are connected to each other via the same I/O die, which we already know from Zen2. According to AMD, the Infinity-Fabric should now reach clock rates of up to 2 GHz, which in turn allows a RAM clock of 4.000 MHz without performance loss.

For the manufacturing processes, AMD also relies on TSCM for the Vermeer processors for the 7nm production of the CPU cores, although the I/O die is still supplied in 12nm by Globalfoundries. 

In games, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is convincing thanks to the significantly improved IPC. With the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, streaming can be done simultaneously with gaming. But if you only want to play games, you are well advised to take a closer look at the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X or the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X.

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

► remove from comparison AMD R7 7800X3D

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is a high-end desktop processor from the Raphael series with 8 Zen 4 cores and SMT (Simultaneous Multithreading), allowing it to handle up to 16 threads simultaneously. After its announcement in January 2023 at CES in Las Vegas, it was launched in April 2023. Following the launch of the two top models, the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D and the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, the third model was introduced, which offers significantly more gaming performance with the 3D V-Cache.

The CPU cores have a base clock of 4.2 GHz and can be boosted up to 5 GHz (single-core turbo). The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D features a CCD with 8 cores, which includes the fast 3D V-Cache. This differs significantly from the two Ryzen 9 models, as they have two CCDs, but only one of them can utilize the 3D V-Cache.

The performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is consistently good, although its multi-threaded performance suffers a bit due to the eight native compute cores. However, the real strength of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D lies in gaming performance, where it excels. In tests, we see consistently high gaming performance, even surpassing that of an Intel Core i9-13900K.

In terms of power consumption, the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D aligns with the other two models featuring 3D V-Cache, making the 8-core processor extremely power-efficient. In numbers, this means that the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is specified with a TDP of up to 120 watts. The PPT (Package Power Tracking) is also rated up to 162 watts. For comparison, an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is specified with 170 watts (TDP) or 230 watts (PPT).

AMD Ryzen 9 7900

► remove from comparison AMD R9 7900

The AMD Ryzen 9 79 00 is a high-end desktop processorfrom the Raphael series with 12 cores and hyperthreading (SMT), which means it can process up to 24 threads simultaneously. Launched in early 2023, the Ryzen 9 7900 is the fastest 12-core processor with 65 watts TDP.

The Ryzen 9 7900 clocks at 3.7 GHz base clock and reaches up to 5.4 GHz on one core in Turbo mode. This is also the difference to the higher clocked Ryzen 9 7900X.

At first glance, the internal structure of the processor has not changed fundamentally. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is still based on the chiplet design consisting of two CCD clusters, each containing a CCX with 8 cores. However, the manufacturing process has been scaled down to 5 nm, which ensures higher clock rates. There is also the IO die, which contains the memory controller and the iGPU, among other things. This is now manufactured in a 6 nm structure width.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 can impress in games thanks to the significantly improved IPC.

ModelAMD Ryzen 9 5900XAMD Ryzen 7 7800X3DAMD Ryzen 9 7900
SeriesAMD Vermeer (Ryzen 5000)AMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)AMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)
CodenameVermeer (Zen3)Raphael (Zen4)Raphael (Zen4)
Series: Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000) Raphael (Zen4)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X « 3.7 - 4.8 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D3.4 - 4.5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 79003.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 77003.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D « 4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 76003.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 « 3.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 77003.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 76003.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Clock3700 - 4800 MHz4200 - 5000 MHz3700 - 5400 MHz
L1 Cache768 KB0.1 MB768 KB
L2 Cache6 MB0 MB12 MB
L3 Cache64 MB96 MB64 MB
Cores / Threads12 / 248 / 1612 / 24
TDP105 Watt162 Watt65 Watt
7 nm5 nm5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
Die Size2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm21x 71 mm² (CCD) + 121 mm² (I/O) mm2262 mm2
SocketAM4 (1331)AM5 (LGA 1718)AM5 (LGA 1718)
FeaturesMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
Architecturex86x86x86
$549 U.S.$449 U.S.
Announced
Transistors6570 Million9.9 Million
max. Temp.89 °C95 °C
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) ( - 2200 MHz)
Manufacturerwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 5900X
44.9 pt (62%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 7800X3D
48.3 pt (67%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7900
54.2 pt (75%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 10531     avg: 15441     median: 16262 (15%)     max: 20634 Points
min: 16688     avg: 17387     median: 17387 (16%)     max: 18086 Points
24776 Points (23%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1487     avg: 1526     median: 1527 (65%)     max: 1568 Points
min: 1713     avg: 1767     median: 1766.5 (75%)     max: 1820 Points
1966 Points (84%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 579     avg: 603     median: 598 (66%)     max: 639 Points
min: 663     avg: 686     median: 686 (76%)     max: 709 Points
762 Points (85%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4077     avg: 6104     median: 6233 (15%)     max: 8629 Points
min: 6488     avg: 6805     median: 6804.5 (17%)     max: 7121 Points
9703 Points (24%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1744     avg: 2631     median: 2695 (17%)     max: 3717 Points
min: 2783     avg: 2879     median: 2878.5 (18%)     max: 2974 Points
4020 Points (25%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 242     avg: 252.6     median: 250 (75%)     max: 271 Points
min: 272     avg: 281.5     median: 281.5 (85%)     max: 291 Points
315 Points (95%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
41.8 Points (54%)
33.5 Points (44%)
45.3 Points (59%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.1 Points (78%)
3.4 Points (85%)
3.7 Points (92%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
6828 Points (41%)
8026 Points (48%)
8339 Points (50%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
52076 Points (38%)
51950 Points (38%)
60934 Points (44%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
99651 Points (69%)
94035 Points (65%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
12739 Points (16%)
14485 Points (18%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
62.7 s (1%)
100%
1 R9 7900 +
46.8 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
2.4 s (0%)
100%
1 R9 7900 +
3 s (1%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
59.5 s (0%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
2.5 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
13361 Points (21%)
16585 Points (26%)
10154 Points (16%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 63583     avg: 88397     median: 90443 (52%)     max: 103095 MIPS
min: 75558     avg: 80313     median: 80312.5 (46%)     max: 85067 MIPS
112881 MIPS (65%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5613     avg: 6469     median: 6582 (79%)     max: 6930 MIPS
min: 7412     avg: 7824     median: 7823.5 (94%)     max: 8235 MIPS
7936 MIPS (95%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
191 fps (67%)
169.3 fps (59%)
207 fps (72%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
335 fps (77%)
344 fps (79%)
355.5 fps (82%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 12.4     avg: 23     median: 24.9 (44%)     max: 27.4 fps
min: 22.1     avg: 23.3     median: 23.3 (41%)     max: 24.4 fps
31.2 fps (55%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.8 GB/s (0%)
1.3 GB/s (0%)
2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.9 GB/s (50%)
2.1 GB/s (36%)
3.1 GB/s (53%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
21.2 GB/s (55%)
15.3 GB/s (40%)
21.5 GB/s (56%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 266     avg: 282.5     median: 282.5 (4%)     max: 299 Seconds
101%
1 R9 7900 +
199 Seconds (3%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 138     avg: 161.5     median: 154.2 (1%)     max: 275 Seconds
min: 169     avg: 178     median: 178 (1%)     max: 187 Seconds
125 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4457     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.992 sec
min: 0.4152     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.4479 sec
0.4 sec (8%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 14624     avg: 17983     median: 16438 (35%)     max: 46989 Points
16892 Points (36%)
19451 Points (41%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.2 s (2%)
7.1 s (2%)
6.7 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
15.5 s (1%)
15.3 s (1%)
13.9 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
360.5 s (2%)
337.6 s (1%)
329 s (1%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 75591     avg: 79648     median: 80003 (70%)     max: 84938 Points
97391 Points (85%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 14512     avg: 20484     median: 21043.5 (57%)     max: 24451 Points
min: 30767     avg: 32947     median: 32947 (89%)     max: 35127 Points
26325 Points (71%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 78128     avg: 83169     median: 82567 (67%)     max: 89517 Points
89617 Points (73%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 76234     avg: 83137     median: 82433.5 (67%)     max: 90527 Points
89287 Points (72%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 76690     avg: 84751     median: 85392 (72%)     max: 91451 Points
91846 Points (77%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 16889     avg: 21197     median: 21362 (54%)     max: 23560 Points
25510 Points (65%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 24944     avg: 32689     median: 32575 (58%)     max: 35932 Points
min: 30333     avg: 31839     median: 31839 (57%)     max: 33345 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 8552     avg: 11730     median: 11913 (50%)     max: 13232 Points
min: 11975     avg: 13037     median: 13036.5 (55%)     max: 14098 Points
14817 Points (62%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2634 Points (71%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
14288 Points (56%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1137     avg: 1574     median: 1604 (68%)     max: 1737 Points
min: 1856     avg: 1934     median: 1920 (81%)     max: 2027 Points
2203 Points (93%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6512     avg: 11914     median: 11765 (21%)     max: 15119 Points
min: 12073     avg: 13013     median: 12715 (23%)     max: 14252 Points
17880 Points (32%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1162     avg: 1534     median: 1588 (7%)     max: 1670 Points
1938 Points (8%)
2096 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6534     avg: 12041     median: 12813 (40%)     max: 14983 Points
13888 Points (44%)
17581 Points (55%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5479     avg: 6880     median: 7034 (70%)     max: 7392 Points
9097 Points (91%)
8861 Points (89%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 29337     avg: 48522     median: 52798.5 (58%)     max: 57137 Points
54840 Points (60%)
65241 Points (72%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 564     avg: 620     median: 582.5 (1%)     max: 905 ms
min: 487     avg: 504     median: 503.5 (1%)     max: 520 ms
452 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
282 Points (81%)
107%
1 R9 7900 +
302 Points (87%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 178     avg: 266.4     median: 279 (58%)     max: 307 Points
353 Points (74%)
366 Points (76%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1514     avg: 1579     median: 1580 (61%)     max: 1619 Points
2216 Points (85%)
2322 Points (89%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 105.1     avg: 154.2     median: 122 (21%)     max: 235.6 Watt
218 Watt (38%)
203 Watt (35%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 106.6     avg: 152.1     median: 114 (21%)     max: 235.8 Watt
207 Watt (38%)
196.9 Watt (36%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 63.1     avg: 75     median: 73.6 (49%)     max: 88.3 Watt
121.6 Watt (80%)
106.9 Watt (71%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 15.8     avg: 17.3     median: 16.4 (12%)     max: 19.8 Points per Watt
14.4 Points per Watt (11%)
124%
1 R9 7900 +
20.4 Points per Watt (15%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 5900X → 100% n=36

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D → 107% n=36

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7900 → 121% n=36

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