AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Processor comparisons   28-09-2022
   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, programming, machine learning, rendering. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, WPrime, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, SuperPi, Blender, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, 3DMark, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, MATLAB, Gears 5.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Death Stranding
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Grand Theft Auto V
Fortnite
Valorant
Valheim
Cyberpunk 2077
Watch Dogs Legion
Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege
Halo Infinite
Fallout 76
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Last Man Standing
Borderlands 3
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Red Dead Redemption 2
DOOM: Eternal

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 5950X or AMD Ryzen 9 7900X.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 9 7900X

66%

Ryzen 9 5950X

64%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 7900X is 3% better than Ryzen 9 5950X. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 7900X

62%

Ryzen 9 5950X

60%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	110.0	107.2
Valorant	125.1	121.9
Cyberpunk 2077	70.0	68.2
Apex Legends	117.5	114.6
Call of Duty Warzone	93.8	91.4
Overwatch	101.3	98.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	86.3	84.1
DOOM Eternal	62.5	60.9
Warzone	97.5	95.1
Assassin's Creed	105.0	102.4
Valheim	103.8	101.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 7900X

42%

Ryzen 9 5950X

57%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 5950X is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 7900X as it consumes less power: 170W vs. 105W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	310	277
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	5138	4569
Cinbench 20 Single-core	749	647
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	12290	10428
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1918	1639
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	33781	28641

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Single-Core	4063	3455
Multi-Core	54482	46183

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Single-Core	2172	1814
Multi-Core	21612	18863

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Announcement date	September 27, 2022	November 05, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM5	AM4
Core name	Raphael	Vermeer
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 3
Generation	5	5
Turbo Frequency	5.6 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	4.7 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	12	16
Threads	24	32
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	12600 millions	9400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	170 W	105 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	768KB
L2 cache	12MB	8MB
L3 cache	64MB	64MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000589	100-000000059 100-100000059WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 7900X is 27% better than Ryzen 9 5950X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 5950X has 4 more core than Ryzen 9 7900X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is better: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is better: 4
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 9 7900X specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 9 5950X specs and review.