AMD Ryzen 7 9700F vs Ryzen 5 9500F
74
out of 100
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67
out of 100
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 9700F with 8-cores against the 3.8 GHz Ryzen 5 9500F with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
- Has 2 more physical cores
- 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.5 GHz vs 5 GHz)
- 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3379 vs 3098 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (117th and 173rd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1470 MB/sec | 1320 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 118.7 Klines/sec | 93.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 311.6 pages/sec | 280.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 474.9 Mpixels/sec | 367.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 357.7 pages/sec | 330.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 77.5 images/sec | 73.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 128.8 images/sec | 119.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 25.9 Mpixels/sec | 20 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | - | 83.8 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | - | 56.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | - | 221M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | - | 33.8M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | - | 15.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | - | 320.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | - | 1850 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | - | 26.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 17.8 PPW | 14.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 246.5 PPW | 215.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 431.7 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 3.34 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and Ryzen 5 9500FGeneral
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | September 16, 2025 | September 16, 2025 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Model number | 9700F | 9500F |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (22nd and 41st place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 38x | 38x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 32MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 88 W | 88 W |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | 95°C |
| Die Size | 70.6 mm² | - |
Desktop CPU ranking (41st and 55th place)
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 | - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 7 9700F official page | AMD Ryzen 5 9500F official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 28 |
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Total votes: 6