Ryzen 9 7900X vs Ryzen 7 5825U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 5825U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
11.54
Ryzen 9 7900X
2022
12 cores / 24 threads, 170 Watt
32.51
+182%

Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Ryzen 7 5825U by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5825U and Ryzen 9 7900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking681124
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)no data
Power efficiency72.8118.10
Architecture codenameBarcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date6 January 2022 (2 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5825U and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed2 GHz4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm
Die size180 mm22x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data47 °C
Number of transistors10,700 millionCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5825U and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 configuration11
SocketFP6AM5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5825U and Ryzen 9 7900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5825U and Ryzen 9 7900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5825U and Ryzen 9 7900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-5200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5825U and Ryzen 9 7900X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1624

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.

Ryzen 7 5825U 11.54
Ryzen 9 7900X 32.51
+182%

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.

Ryzen 7 5825U 18336
Ryzen 9 7900X 51639
+182%

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.

Ryzen 7 5825U 1725
Ryzen 9 7900X 2954
+71.2%

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.

Ryzen 7 5825U 6366
Ryzen 9 7900X 17921
+182%

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.

Ryzen 7 5825U 6304
Ryzen 9 7900X 8623
+36.8%

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.

Ryzen 7 5825U 32641
Ryzen 9 7900X 68580
+110%

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.

Ryzen 7 5825U 11292
Ryzen 9 7900X 21284
+88.5%

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.

Ryzen 7 5825U 9.2
Ryzen 9 7900X 1.8
+411%

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.

Ryzen 7 5825U 19
Ryzen 9 7900X 55
+195%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 5825U 1778
Ryzen 9 7900X 4821
+171%

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.

Ryzen 7 5825U 232
Ryzen 9 7900X 323
+39.5%

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.

Ryzen 7 5825U 2.75
Ryzen 9 7900X 3.83
+39.3%

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.

Ryzen 7 5825U 8.7
Ryzen 9 7900X 14.8
+70.1%

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.

Ryzen 7 5825U 5835
Ryzen 9 7900X 17225
+195%

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.  

Ryzen 7 5825U 100
Ryzen 9 7900X 241
+140%

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.  

Ryzen 7 5825U 250
Ryzen 9 7900X 376
+50.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 5825U 6782
Ryzen 9 7900X 20668
+205%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 5825U 303
+185%
Ryzen 9 7900X 106

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 5825U 1468
Ryzen 9 7900X 2294
+56.3%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 5825U 5437
Ryzen 9 7900X 8269
+52.1%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 5825U 47589
Ryzen 9 7900X 127195
+167%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 5825U 267
Ryzen 9 7900X 383
+43.7%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 5825U 1311
Ryzen 9 7900X 2370
+80.8%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 7 5825U 213
Ryzen 9 7900X 305
+43%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 7 5825U 543
+227%
Ryzen 9 7900X 166

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.54 32.51
Integrated graphics card 9.05 4.43
Recency 6 January 2022 27 September 2022
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 170 Watt

Ryzen 7 5825U has 104.3% faster integrated GPU, and 1033.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7900X, on the other hand, has a 181.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 7900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 5825U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 5825U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 7900X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 5825U and Ryzen 9 7900X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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