AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Ryzen 9 7900

We compared two 12-core desktop CPUs: the 4.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7900X against the 3.7 GHz Ryzen 9 7900. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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 electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7900 and 7900X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 5.4 GHz)

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
2009
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
29115
24325
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
2277
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
20503
17950

Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 9 7900

General

Vendor AMD AMD
Released September 29, 2022 January 10, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Raphael) Zen 4 (Raphael)
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 12
P-Threads 24 24
Base Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.6 GHz 5.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 24 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 47x 37x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 64MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 13.1 billions 13.1 billions
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
Socket AM5 AM5
TDP 170 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP 230 W 142 W
Peak temperature 95°C 95°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 1500 MHz 1500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 128 128
TMUs 8 8
ROPs 4 4
Execution Units 2 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.54 TFLOPS
0.54 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory types DDR5-5200 DDR5-5200
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 73.4 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official site AMD Ryzen 9 7900X official page AMD Ryzen 9 7900 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

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