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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Ryzen 7 9700F

76 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
VS
74 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F

We compared two 8-core desktop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 9700X against the 3.8 GHz Ryzen 7 9700F. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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)

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Currency
VS
83.3
(Good)
Value Index
82.4
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9700F and 9700X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
  • Includes an integrated GPU Radeon 610M
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
  • Newer - released 1 year and 3 months later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 7 9700X
vs
Ryzen 7 9700F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Ryzen 7 9700X +13%
1313
Ryzen 7 9700F
1159
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 760 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4822 -
Cinebench Scores (90th and 117th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 7 9700X +9%
17511
Ryzen 7 9700F
16020
File compression 1650 MB/sec 1470 MB/sec
Clang compilation 140.9 Klines/sec 118.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 323.7 pages/sec 311.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 501 Mpixels/sec 474.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 351.5 pages/sec 357.7 pages/sec
Background blur 88.2 images/sec 77.5 images/sec
Photo processing 127.3 images/sec 128.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 30.6 Mpixels/sec 25.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 4 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 119.8 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 78.8 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 190M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 46.4M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 21.7 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 434.5 MBytes/sec -
Physics 2214 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 35.1B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3] – 9483 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 20.2 PPW 17.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 269.4 PPW 246.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 568.6 PPW -
Blender / Watt 4.63 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-09 (none)Cinebench 2026705 / 4273
📘 2026-07-24 (NDHK)Cinebench 2026712 / 4879
📘 2026-05-28 (Curry)Cinebench 2024137 / 1147
📘 2026-05-26 (Worldbreaker76)Cinebench 2026779 / 5648
📘 2026-05-26 (Worldbreaker76)Cinebench 2024136 / 1323
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AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 7 9700F

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released June 3, 2024 September 16, 2025
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number - 9700F
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i7 14700K -
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (17th and 22nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.8 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.5 GHz 5.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 16 16
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) 142 W 88 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Peak Temperature 95°C 95°C
Die Size 70.6 mm² 70.6 mm²
Desktop CPU ranking (34th and 41st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon 610M -
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz -
Shading Units 128 -
TMUs 8 -
ROPs 4 -
Execution Units 2 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen 7 9700X
0.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 9700F
n/a
See: Radeon 610M benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600 - DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 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 9700X official page AMD Ryzen 7 9700F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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5 (29.4%)
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Total votes: 17

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Comments

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