Ryzen 9 7950X vs FX-7600P

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Aggregate performance score

FX-7600P
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.67
Ryzen 9 7950X
2022
16 cores / 32 threads, 170 Watt
40.31
+2314%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by a whopping 2314% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-7600P and Ryzen 9 7950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking195957
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data55.83
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Kaverino data
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Raphael (Zen 4)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)27 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Current priceno data$821

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-7600P and Ryzen 9 7950X 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speed2.7 GHz4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus supportBGA (FP3)no data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm5 nm
Die size245 mm2CCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data47 °C
Number of transistors2410 Million13140 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on FX-7600P and Ryzen 9 7950X 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)35 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-7600P and Ryzen 9 7950X. 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, DDR3-2133 ControllerCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm, 0.650 - 1.475 V
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-7600P and Ryzen 9 7950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V1+
IOMMU 2.0+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-7600P and Ryzen 9 7950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR5-5200
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 count8no data
Enduro+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-7600P and Ryzen 9 7950X integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-7600P and Ryzen 9 7950X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan1no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-7600P and Ryzen 9 7950X.

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-7600P 1.67
Ryzen 9 7950X 40.31
+2314%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by 2314% 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-7600P 2611
Ryzen 9 7950X 62891
+2309%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by 2309% 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-7600P 410
Ryzen 9 7950X 2940
+617%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by 617% 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-7600P 1159
Ryzen 9 7950X 19307
+1566%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by 1566% 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-7600P 2555
Ryzen 9 7950X 8508
+233%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by 233% 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-7600P 7418
Ryzen 9 7950X 72480
+877%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by 877% 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-7600P 3569
Ryzen 9 7950X 21065
+490%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by 490% 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-7600P 16.4
Ryzen 9 7950X 1.67
+882%

FX-7600P outperforms Ryzen 9 7950X by 882% 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-7600P 2
Ryzen 9 7950X 69
+2689%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by 2689% 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-7600P 228
Ryzen 9 7950X 6095
+2573%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by 2573% 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-7600P 75
Ryzen 9 7950X 316
+321%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by 321% 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-7600P 0.85
Ryzen 9 7950X 3.7
+335%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by 335% 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-7600P 1.8
Ryzen 9 7950X 32.5
+1757%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by 1757% 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-7600P 1500
Ryzen 9 7950X 15779
+952%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by 952% in WinRAR 4.0.

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-7600P 18
Ryzen 9 7950X 274
+1457%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by 1457% in x264 encoding pass 2.

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-7600P 82
Ryzen 9 7950X 383
+370%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-7600P by 370% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.67 40.31
Recency 4 June 2014 27 September 2022
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 4 32
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 170 Watt

The Ryzen 9 7950X is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-7600P in performance tests.

Be aware that FX-7600P is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 7950X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-7600P and Ryzen 9 7950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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