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Ryzen 9 7950X Vs Ryzen 9 7900X [We Tested 10 Games]

In this Ryzen 9 7950X Vs Ryzen 9 7900X guide, we are going to compare these two similar yet distinct CPUs. Spoiler alert: One's better overall than the other!

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Rated: 8.6/10

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Rated: 8.5/10


Pros & Cons

ProsCons
Ryzen 9 7950Xāœ… More Cores & Threads.
āœ… Better for overclocking & productivity.
āŒ Price is not reasonable for performance.
āŒ Higher power consumption.
Ryzen 9 7900Xāœ… Better value with similar performance.
āœ… Higher base & boost clock speeds.
āŒ Doesn't include XFR (auto-overclocking feature)
āŒ Doesn't support the A620 chipset.

Key Takeaways
  • In terms of average framerates, both showed almost similar performance by achieving around 165 FPS across ten games at 1080p. The Ryzen 9 7950X was only 0.4% better than the Ryzen 9 7900X.
  • Despite the similar gaming performance, we saw that the Ryzen 9 7900X was 5.4% more thermally efficient than the Ryzen 9 7950X.
  • Even though the thermal difference wasn’t drastic, we observed that the Ryzen 9 7900X remained 21.5% more power-efficient than the Ryzen 9 7950X.
  • We recommend the Ryzen 9 7900X solely for its gaming performance with less temperature, power draw, and lower price.
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Comparison Table

SpecificationsRyzen 9 7950XRyzen 9 7900X
Cores & Threads16 Cores & 32 Threads12 Cores & 24 Threads
Unlocked For OverclockingYes (45.0x Multiplier)Yes (47.0x Multiplier)
Integrated GraphicsRadeon GraphicsRadeon Graphics
Socket SupportAM5 socketAM5 socket
XFR5.85 GHz-
Memory SupportDual Channel DDR5 up to 5200 MT/sDual Channel DDR5 up to 5200 MT/s
Release DateSep 27th, 2022Sep 27th, 2022
Approximated Price$516$393
Best CPU CoolersBest CPU Coolers For Ryzen 9 7950XBest CPU Coolers For Ryzen 9 7900X
Best MotherboardsBEST RAM For Ryzen 9 7950XBest Motherboards For Ryzen 9 7900X
Best MemoryBest Motherboards For Ryzen 9 7950XBest RAM For Ryzen 9 7900X

Architectural Differences

  1. Process Nodes & Architecture: Since both CPUs are from the same manufacturer AMD, they are both based on TSMC’s 5nm process node and are constructed using the Zen-4 architecture.
  2. Clock Speeds: The Ryzen 9 7950X comes with a base clock of 4.5 GHz which can be turbo clocked up to 5.7 GHz. Whereas, the Ryzen 9 7950X has a base frequency of 4.7 GHz, which can be boosted up to 5.6 GHz.
  3. PCI-Express: Both the Ryzen 9 7950X vs Ryzen 9 7900X come with PCIe Gen 5 ready and use 24 lanes each. (CPU only)
  4. Motherboard Chipsets: The Ryzen 9 7900X offer support for the X670E, X670, B650E, B650. Whereas the Ryzen 9 7950X supports all of these as well as the A620 chipsets.
  5. TDP & Suggested PSU: As both the processors arrive with a base TDP of 170W, we recommend using a 230W of power supply unit for both of them.

Released on Sep 27th, 2022, two of these CPUs have made their name as one of the high-end processors to ever exist. These are the Ryzen 9 7950X vs Ryzen 9 7900X, which have quite similarities but a few prominent differences as well. We’ll highlight their unique attributes to show you how well they have held up in 2024.


Ryzen 9 7950X Vs Ryzen 9 7900X: Benchmarks At 1080p

Now that you’re equipped with the technical details, let’s dive into the testing phase where you can judge the performance difference of both of these processors on games at 1080p. Usually, processors like these with slight variations in their model names have similar performance. Let’s see if these CPUs live up to this phenomenon.

Testing Rig

Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla

 
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Gaming Benchmarks At 1080p
Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla @1080p (Image By Tech4Gamers)
  • During our first game, both the Ryzen 9 7950X and the Ryzen 9 7900X showed the same values as both of these processors obtained an average of 139 FPS. 
  • The 1% lows followed the average framerates as both acquired the same values, averaging 96 FPS each. It’s hard to judge the performance of these CPUs from our first game.

Cyberpunk 2077

 
Cyberpunk 2077 Gaming Benchmarks At 1080p
Cyberpunk 2077 @1080p (Image By Tech4Gamers)
  • Our second game marked a distinction between the two CPUs, where the Ryzen 9 7950X displayed a slight edge by obtaining an average of 123 FPS. On the other hand, the Ryzen 9 7900X closely followed it with 118 FPS – making for a 4.1% difference.
  • As for the 1% lows, the Ryzen 9 7950X maintained the lead by acquiring an average of 96 FPS over the Ryzen 9 7900X, which obtained an average of 88 FPS.

Forza Horizon 5

 
Forza Horizon 5 Gaming Benchmarks At 1080p
Forza Horizon 5 @1080p (Image By Tech4Gamers)
  • Up next, we have Forza Horizon 5 where the results were neck-to-neck where the Ryzen 9 7950X celebrated the tiniest of its victory by having 140 FPS on average. The Ryzen 9 7900X was right behind it with 139 FPS – making for an insignificant 0.7% difference.
  • This was the exact case for the 1% lows as well where the Ryzen 9 7950X was one step ahead with 117 FPS while the Ryzen 9 7900X averaged 116 FPS.

Horizon Zero Dawn

 
Horizon Zero Dawn Gaming Benchmarks At 1080p
Horizon Zero Dawn @1080p (Image By Tech4Gamers)
  • With the highest settings enabled in Horizon Zero Dawn, the values increased by both CPUs’ end as from the previous game, and the Ryzen 9 7950X obtained an average of 199 FPS whereas the Ryzen 9 7900X operated with 198 FPS – resulting in a 0.5% difference. 
  • The 1% lows were also higher than that obtained from the Forza. Here, the Ryzen 9 7950X and the Ryzen 9 7950X performed with 149 FPS and 148 FPS, respectively.

Red Dead Redemption

 
Red Dead Redemption Gaming Benchmarks At 1080p
Red Dead Redemption @1080p (Image By Tech4Gamers)
  • With DirectX12 enabled and the settings cranked to Optimized, we saw that the Ryzen 9 7950X performed with 154 FPS while the Ryzen 9 7900X outperformed with 155 FPS – becoming 0.6% better than its rival in this game.
  • This was quite the opposite when 1% lows were brought into the picture. Here, the Ryzen 9 7950X outshined its competition with 103 FPS whereas the Ryzen 9 7900X averaged 93 FPS.

Metro Exodus

 
Metro Exodus Gaming Benchmarks At 1080p
Metro Exodus @1080p (Image By Tech4Gamers)
  • On Metro Exodus, the Ryzen 9 7950X was deemed as the authority as it acquired an average of 151 FPS over the Ryzen 9 7900X, which lagged by 1.3% as it obtained an average of 149 FPS.
  • In terms of the 1% lows, the Ryzen 9 7950X stayed ahead of its rival with 112 FPS. In contrast, the Ryzen 9 7900X remained close by gaining an average of 110 FPS. 

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider

 
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Gaming Benchmarks At 1080p
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider @1080p (Image By Tech4Gamers)
  • In our next game, we saw a spike in the framerates by both CPUs. With the Ryzen 9 7950X displaying an average of 211 FPS, the Ryzen 9 7900X wasn’t far away as it came in second with 210 FPS – resulting in a mere 0.4% performance margin.
  • The Ryzen 9 7900X led the 1% lows as it achieved an average of 189 FPS on this game. On the flip side, its upgraded variant, the Ryzen 9 7950X followed with 188 FPS.

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

 
Rise Of The Tomb Raider Gaming Benchmarks At 1080p
Rise Of The Tomb Raider @1080p (Image By Tech4Gamers)
  • In this older Tomb Raider game, both CPUs seem to have shaken hands with each other as they both arrived at the same average values, obtaining 210 FPS each.
  • As for the 1% lows, the Ryzen 9 7950X decided to walk past its competition as it averaged 181 FPS. The Ryzen 9 7900X, on the contrary, performed with 178 FPS on average.

Grand Theft Auto V

 
Grand Theft Auto V Gaming Benchmarks At 1080p
Grand Theft Auto V @1080p (Image By Tech4Gamers)
  • On the infamous GTA V, the Ryzen 9 7950X and the Ryzen 9 7900X joined hands yet again, achieving the same average values of 187 FPS when Ultra settings are enabled.
  • The 1% low performance slightly differed as the Ryzen 9 7950X outperformed its counterpart by averaging 148 FPS whereas the Ryzen 9 7900X obtained an average of 144 FPS.

Far Cry 6

 
Far Cry 6 Gaming Benchmarks At 1080p
Far Cry 6 @1080p (Image By Tech4Gamers)
  • In our last game, we saw that the Ryzen 9 7950X performed with 142 FPS. However, the Ryzen 9 7900X reclaimed itself by gaining an average of 143 FPS, showing a 0.7% performance boost from its end.
  • In terms of the 1% lows, the Ryzen 9 7950X claimed its territory back by acquiring an average of 108 FPS over the Ryzen 9 7900X’s average of 107 FPS.

Ryzen 9 7900X Vs Ryzen 9 7950X: Overall Gaming Performance

 
Overall Gaming Performance Across 10 Games At 1080p
Average FPS & 1% Lows At 1080p (Image By Tech4Gamers)

Average Framerate

Given that there is only a slight variation in both of these CPUs, the results we obtained were neck-to-neck in most games which summed up to almost a tie in their average values as well. If we were to get the exact values, we saw that the Ryzen 9 7950X won by the slightest margin of 0.48% by obtaining an average of 165.6 FPS whereas the Ryzen 9 7900X was extremely close as it acquired an average of 164.8 FPS

1% Lows 

The 1% lows had slightly more varying results, where the Ryzen 9 7900X achieved an average of 127.4 FPS while the Ryzen 9 7950X outperformed its rival by obtaining 129.8 FPS, becoming 1.86% better in the realm of 1% lows. This is still a negligible amount and doesn’t equate to much of a difference. 

Editor`s Note
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Despite having similar performance, I highly recommend you get the Ryzen 9 7950X because it provides high performance in both realms: gaming and productivity-related tasks. Its higher cores and thread count, paired with its presence of XFR allow it to be an excellent option for heavy workloads like video editing or rendering. 

ā€“ Abde Manaf

Winner: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Thermal Statistics

avg temps
Average Temperatures (Image By Tech4Gamers)

We observed that the temperature difference was recorded in the same way as the average FPS. Under load, the Ryzen 9 7950X operated at 95Ā°C whereas the Ryzen 9 7900X ran at 90Ā°C. Thus, the Ryzen 9 7900X is 5.4% more thermally efficient than the Ryzen 9 7950X. When idle, the Ryzen 9 7950X displayed 46Ā°C while the Ryzen 9 7900X was recorded at 38Ā°C – making it 19% cooler when it’s idle.


Power Consumption

avg power draw
Average Power Consumption (Image By Tech4Gamers)

In terms of the power consumption, we finally saw a change of pattern. Here, we noticed that, under load, the Ryzen 9 7950X drew 381W of power whereas the Ryzen 9 7900X displayed a power consumption of 307W. This hands over the trophy to the Ryzen 9 7900X, which remained 21.5% more power-efficient than the Ryzen 9 7950X when they were both put under load. When idle, the Ryzen 9 7950X drew 123W of power while the Ryzen 9 7900X showed a minimal power usage of only 89W.


Price And Value

CPUsMSRPCurrent Price
Ryzen 9 7950XšŸ’²699šŸ’²516
Ryzen 9 7900XšŸ’²699šŸ’²393
Price Difference-27%

Much like most of their similarities, both these processors arrived at the same price as well. Despite their same launch date of 27th September 2022, their prices have drastically differed from one another but the good news is that both CPUs had their prices decreased.

The Ryzen 9 7950X saw a 30.1% price drop from the time it was released; meanwhile, the Ryzen 9 7900X’s price was decreased by a whopping 56%. Overall, we calculated that the Ryzen 9 7900X is almost 27% cheaper than the Ryzen 9 7950X.


Conclusion – Which One Would We Recommend?

Ryzen 9 7900X: The Ryzen 9 7900X stood up as a clear-cut victor as it showed almost the same performance across the ten games. Moreover, it showed slightly better thermal statistics and significantly better power efficiency. All of it comes almost 27% cheaper than the Ryzen 9 7950X, making the Ryzen 9 7900X a perfect processor to choose for gaming.

Ryzen 9 7950X: The Ryzen 9 7950X obtained only an advantage of 0.48% on average across ten games while it cost more. Therefore, this similar performance with a higher price point by the Ryzen 9 7950X eliminates its chances of being a worthy contender against the Ryzen 9 7900X.  

We believe that the decision to get either of the CPUs is now crystal clear.


Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ryzen 9 7950X good for?

The Ryzen 9 7950X has 16 cores & 32 threads, with DDR5 RAM that supports up to 5200 MT/s. It also comes with a powerful integrated GPU using Radeon graphics, which makes it an ideal CPU if you choose not to buy a separate GPU.

What’s the difference between the Ryzen 9 7950X and the Ryzen 9 7900X?

The Ryzen 9 7950X has higher cores & threads and it arrives with XFR, which makes it a better option for handling productivity workloads. On the other hand, the Ryzen 9 7900X has a higher clock frequency, lower power consumption, and lower thermal statistics.


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