AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and AMD Ryzen 9 7900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

AMD Ryzen 9 7900

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 6% higher clock speed: 5.7 GHz vs 5.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 5 nm
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 53% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 16856 vs 11047
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4742 vs 4141
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 66225 vs 48529

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Aug 2024 vs 14 Jan 2023
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum frequency	5.7 GHz vs 5.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 5 nm
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 768 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	16856 vs 11047
PassMark - Single thread mark	4742 vs 4141
PassMark - CPU mark	66225 vs 48529

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7900

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 170 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 170 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 7900

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

16856

11047

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4742

4141

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

66225

48529

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	16856	11047
PassMark - Single thread mark	4742	4141
PassMark - CPU mark	66225	48529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		97.64
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		4.623
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		31.051

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Essentials
Launch date	15 Aug 2024	14 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	$429
Place in performance rating	16	10
Architecture codename		Zen 4
OPN Tray		100-000000590
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	4.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Die size	2x 70.6 mm²	71 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	5.7 GHz	5.4 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	24
Transistor count	16,630 million	13140 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		47 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5-5200
Max memory channels		2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	AM5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 24 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		5.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)