Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Spec score
Spec score 70
$308
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 7 9700X against Ryzen 9 7900X
Ryzen 9 7900X leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · AMD
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Spec score
Spec score 75
$315
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Ryzen 9 7900Xright
77 vs 80 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Ryzen 9 7900Xright
70 vs 78 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Content creation
Ryzen 9 7900Xright
64 vs 75 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 9 7900Xright
60 vs 75 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 9 7900Xright
67 vs 73 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Ryzen 9 7900Xright
64 vs 76 on the AI & local models blend.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 7 9700X: 70
Ryzen 9 7900X: 75
5 ptsto the right
Gaming
Ryzen 7 9700X: 70
Ryzen 9 7900X: 69
1 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 7 9700X: 50
Ryzen 9 7900X: 72
22 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 7 9700X: 91
Ryzen 9 7900X: 86
5 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 7 9700X: 23.7
Ryzen 9 7900X: 23.8
0%to the right
Typical price
Ryzen 7 9700X: $295
Ryzen 9 7900X: $315
$20to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 7 9700X: 8
Ryzen 9 7900X: 12
50%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 7 9700X: 16
Ryzen 9 7900X: 24
50%to the right
Boost clock
Ryzen 7 9700X: 5.5 GHz
Ryzen 9 7900X: 5.6 GHz
2%to the right
Turbo power
Ryzen 7 9700X: 88 W
Ryzen 9 7900X: 230 W
161%to the left
The verdict
- Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 9 7900X are level on gaming.
- The Ryzen 9 7900X has 44% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 7 9700X is 6% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 7 9700X typically costs $20 less.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 7 9700X | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 5 | Zen 4 |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Cores / threads | 8 / 16 | 12 / 24 (better) |
| Base clock | 3.8 GHz | 4.7 GHz (better) |
| Boost clock | 5.5 GHz | 5.6 GHz (better) |
| TDP / turbo power | 65 / 88 W (better) | 170 / 230 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler in the box | No | No |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2024 (better) | 2022 |
| Typical price | $295 (better) | $315 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.