AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X features 12 processor cores and has the capability to manage 24 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2022 and belongs to the 6 generation of the AMD Ryzen 9 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, you'll need a motherboard with a AM5 (LGA 1718) socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Family: AMD Ryzen 9
Group: AMD Ryzen 7000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is 4.7 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 5.6 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 12
Threads: 24
Cores: 12x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 4.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 5.6 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X uses the AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael), which has 128 texture shaders and 2 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
GPU frequency: 0.4 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 2.2 GHz
Execution units: 2
Shaders: 128
Max. GPU Memory: 8.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9
Direct X: 12
Technology: 5 nm
Release date: Q3/2022

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR5-5200
Max. Memory: 128.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 83.2 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 170 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 170 W
TDP (PL2): 230 W
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is manufactured using a 5 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 64.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 5 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: AM5 (LGA 1718)
L2-Cache: 12.0 MB
L3-Cache: 64.0 MB
Architecture: Raphael (Zen 4)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
Release date: Q4/2022
Release price: 549 $
Part Number: 100-100000589WOF
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i9-13900F
24C 32T @ 2.0 GHz
53780
53780
Intel Core i9-13900
24C 32T @ 2.0 GHz
53780
53780
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
52422
52422
Intel Xeon Gold 6348
28C 56T @ 2.6 GHz
52294
52294
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
12C 24T @ 4.4 GHz
51275
51275

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
31062
31062
Intel Core i7-13700K
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
31062
31062
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
29306
29306
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
28967
28967
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
28967
28967

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M
28C 56T @ 2.5 GHz
21854
21854
Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
24C 48T @ 2.1 GHz
21846
21846
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
21765
21765
Intel Xeon Gold 6258R
28C 56T @ 2.7 GHz
21745
21745
Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
21549
21549

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-13900
24C 32T @ 2.0 GHz
19752
19752
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16C 32T @ 4.2 GHz
19479
19479
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
18875
18875
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
24C 48T @ 3.8 GHz
18846
18846
Intel Core i9-13900F
24C 32T @ 2.0 GHz
18527
18527

V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
8C 16T @ 4.5 GHz
14529
14529
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
13271
13271
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
12520
12520
Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
12214
12214
Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
12214
12214

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
12793
12793
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
12265
12265
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
11907
11907
Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
11365
11365
Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
11365
11365

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-13700KF
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
11831
11831
Intel Core i7-13700K
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
11831
11831
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
11572
11572
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
11463
11463
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
12C 24T @ 3.7 GHz
11088
11088

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 2.2 GHz
5309
5309
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
5189
5189
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
4848
4848
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
12C 24T @ 3.7 GHz
4796
4796
Intel Core i7-13700K
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
4639
4639

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9-13900KS
24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
2997
2997
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
2974
2974
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
2920
2920
Intel Xeon w7-2495X
24C 48T @ 2.5 GHz
2913
2913
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16C 32T @ 4.2 GHz
2906
2906

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
2242
2242
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
12C 24T @ 4.4 GHz
2235
2235
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
2226
2226
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16C 32T @ 4.2 GHz
2223
2223
Intel Core i9-13900KS
24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
2221
2221

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16C 32T @ 4.2 GHz
2043
2043
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
12C 24T @ 4.4 GHz
2039
2039
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
2034
2034
Intel Core i5-13600K
14C 20T @ 3.5 GHz
2021
2021
Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 3.5 GHz
2021
2021

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
790
790
Intel Core i7-12700K
12C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
790
790
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
790
790
Intel Core i7-12700K
12C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
790
790
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
790
790

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
795
795
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
793
793
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
781
781
Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
779
779
Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
779
779

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
563
563
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
563
563
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
563
563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
8C 16T @ 4.2 GHz
563
563
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
8C 16T @ 4.5 GHz
563
563

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 3.8 GHz
542
542
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
479
479
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
462
462
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
461
461
Intel Core i7-13700K
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
430
430

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9-13900KF
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
330
330
Intel Core i9-13900K
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
330
330
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
325
325
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
8C 16T @ 4.5 GHz
322
322
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
12C 24T @ 3.7 GHz
314
314