Ryzen 5 7500F vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 5 7500F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	103	332
Place by popularity	not in top-100	28
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	66.50	47.88
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Raphael (Zen4)	Raphael
Release date	27 September 2022 (1 year ago)	22 July 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$540	$303

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 7900X has 39% better value for money than Ryzen 5 7500F.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 5 7500F 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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	24	12
Base clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.6 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Die size	2x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2	71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	47 °C	61 °C
Number of transistors	CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million	6,570 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 5 7500F 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM5	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 5 7500F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 5 7500F are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 5 7500F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5-5200

DDR5-5200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 5 7500F.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	24	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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 9 7900X outperforms Ryzen 5 7500F by 93% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	33.54	17.40
Recency	27 September 2022	22 July 2023
Physical cores	12	6
Threads	24	12
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	65 Watt

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