AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7900 and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.
Differences
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 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- 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
- Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95 °C
- Around 33% 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 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4276 vs 4150
- Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62709 vs 48842
- Around 42% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 15782 vs 11106
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 16 vs 12 |
Number of threads | 32 vs 24 |
Maximum frequency | 5.7 GHz vs 5.4 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C vs 95 °C |
L1 cache | 1 MB vs 768 KB |
L2 cache | 16 MB vs 12 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 4276 vs 4150 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 62709 vs 48842 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 15782 vs 11106 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7900
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 4150 | 4276 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 48842 | 62709 |
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 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 11106 | 15782 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 4 | Zen 4 |
Launch date | 14 Jan 2023 | 4 Jan 2023 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $429 | $699 |
OPN Tray | 100-000000590 | 100-000000514 |
Place in performance rating | 17 | 41 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.7 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
Die size | 71 mm² | 70 mm² |
L1 cache | 768 KB | 1 MB |
L2 cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
L3 cache | 64 MB | 64 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 47 °C | 47 °C |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
Maximum frequency | 5.4 GHz | 5.7 GHz |
Number of cores | 12 | 16 |
Number of threads | 24 | 32 |
Transistor count | 13140 million | 13140 million |
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Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Supported memory types | DDR5-5200 | DDR5-5200 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM5 | AM5 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 170 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 24 | 24 |
PCI Express revision | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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