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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Ryzen 9 7900X

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is newer than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, while AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is around 28% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, but AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is around 9% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Ryzen 7 9700X uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 7615 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Ryzen 7 9700X×AMD Ryzen 9 7900X+ ADD
Price $329 - BUY Search Online
Socket TypeAM5AM5
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.8 GHz4.7 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 5.5 GHzUp to 5.6 GHz
# of Physical Cores8 (Threads: 16)12 (Threads: 24)
CacheL1: 640KB, L2: 8.0MB, L3: 32MBL1: 768KB, L2: 12.0MB, L3: 64MB
TDP65W170W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$31.03
OtherAMD Radeon Graphics
First Seen on ChartQ3 2024Q3 2022
# of Samples20545561
CPU Value113.00.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)4657(0.0%)4243(-8.9%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)37192(-27.8%)51484(0.0%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
37,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
51,484
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
113.0
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
NA
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
4,657
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
4,243
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Max TDP65W170W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.130.34
Running cost per day$0.033$0.085
Power consumption per year (kWh)47.5124.1
Running cost per year$11.86$31.03
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.