Ryzen 5 7600X vs FX-7500

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Aggregated performance score

FX-7500
2014
4 cores / 4 threads
2.07

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by a whopping 792% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-7500 and Ryzen 5 7600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1788289
Place by popularitynot in top-10083
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data44.27
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD KaveriAMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Raphael (Zen4)
Release date4 June 2014 (9 years ago)27 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Current price$267 $353

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-7500 and Ryzen 5 7600X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.1 GHz4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz5.3 GHz
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cache4096 KB6 MB
L3 cacheno data32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm5 nm
Die size245 mm270 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data61 °C
Number of transistors2410 MillionCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on FX-7500 and Ryzen 5 7600X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketFP3AM5
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-7500 and Ryzen 5 7600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
FRTC1no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio+no data
PowerNow+no data
PowerGating+no data
Out-of-band client management+no data
VirusProtect+no data
HSA1no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-7500 and Ryzen 5 7600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V1+
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-7500 and Ryzen 5 7600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-7500 and Ryzen 5 7600X integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-7500 and Ryzen 5 7600X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan1no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-7500 and Ryzen 5 7600X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-7500 2.07
Ryzen 5 7600X 18.46
+792%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by 792% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

FX-7500 3209
Ryzen 5 7600X 28554
+790%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by 790% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

FX-7500 312
Ryzen 5 7600X 2867
+819%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by 819% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

FX-7500 700
Ryzen 5 7600X 12824
+1732%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by 1732% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

FX-7500 2060
Ryzen 5 7600X 8480
+312%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by 312% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

FX-7500 5482
Ryzen 5 7600X 49430
+802%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by 802% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

FX-7500 2771
Ryzen 5 7600X 17291
+524%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by 524% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

FX-7500 23.32
Ryzen 5 7600X 2.76
+745%

FX-7500 outperforms Ryzen 5 7600X by 745% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

FX-7500 2
Ryzen 5 7600X 28
+1547%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by 1547% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

FX-7500 153
Ryzen 5 7600X 2517
+1545%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by 1545% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

FX-7500 55
Ryzen 5 7600X 314
+471%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by 471% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

FX-7500 0.65
Ryzen 5 7600X 3.71
+471%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by 471% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

FX-7500 1.1
Ryzen 5 7600X 13.2
+1100%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by 1100% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

FX-7500 1479
Ryzen 5 7600X 16178
+994%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by 994% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

FX-7500 69
Ryzen 5 7600X 367
+436%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by 436% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

FX-7500 14
Ryzen 5 7600X 148
+963%

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms FX-7500 by 963% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.07 18.46
Integrated graphics card 4.33
Recency 4 June 2014 27 September 2022
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 105 Watt

The Ryzen 5 7600X is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-7500 in performance tests.

Be aware that FX-7500 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 7600X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-7500 and Ryzen 5 7600X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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