AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-02-02

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 has 12 cores with 24 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the AMD Ryzen 9 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM5 (LGA 1718) socket and was released in Q1/2023. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 scores 2,206 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 21,140 points.

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Name:	AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Family:	AMD Ryzen 9 (35)
CPU group:	AMD Ryzen 7000 (14)
Architecture:	Raphael (Zen 4)
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	6
Predecessor:	AMD Ryzen 9 5900
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is 3.70 GHz (5.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	12 / 24
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	12x Zen 4

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	5.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (12 Cores):	4.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 uses the AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael), which has 128 texture shaders and 2 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
GPU frequency:	0.40 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	2.20 GHz
Compute units:	2
Shader:	128
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q3/2022

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9
Direct X:	12
Technology:	5 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	8 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	Decode
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR5-5200	83.2 GB/s
Max. Memory:	128 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	5.0 x 24
PCIe Bandwidth:	94.5 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	88 W
TDP up:	170 W
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is made in 5 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 76.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	5 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	AM5 (LGA 1718)
L2-Cache:	12.00 MB
L3-Cache:	64.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
Release date:	Q1/2023
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

AMD Ryzen 9 7900
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz (5.40 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-13700 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	118
	Intel Core i7-13700F 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	118
	Intel Core i9-13980HX 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	117
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	116
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	116
	Intel Core i5-13600K 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	116
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	115

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	1672
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	1669
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12C 24T @ 5.60 GHz	1637
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	1632
	Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) 20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	1624
	Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) 20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	1624
	Intel Core i9-13900F 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	1622

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) 14C 14T @ 4.06 GHz	1968
	Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz	1965
	Apple M3 (8-GPU) 8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz	1965
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	1964
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	1964
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	1955
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	1939

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-13700K 16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz	31062
	Intel Core i9-13900HX 24C 32T @ 4.60 GHz	30320
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	29306
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	28905
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	28905
	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz	28577
	Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	28570

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12C 24T @ 5.60 GHz	2226
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	2223
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	2221
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	2206
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	2206
	Intel Core i7-14700KF 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	2204
	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	2204

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6238R 28C 56T @ 2.40 GHz	21433
	Intel Xeon W-3275 28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz	21369
	Intel Xeon W-3275M 28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz	21369
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	21140
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	21140
	AMD EPYC 73F3 16C 32T @ 3.80 GHz	21125
	Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) 14C 14T @ 3.60 GHz	20961

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i7-14700 20C 28T @ 5.40 GHz	2829
	Intel Core i7-14700F 20C 28T @ 5.40 GHz	2829
	Intel Core i9-13980HX 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	2819
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	2798
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	2798
	Intel Core i5-14600KF 14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	2794
	Intel Core i5-14600K 14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	2794

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i5-14600K 14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	17190
	Intel Core i9-13980HX 24C 32T @ 4.90 GHz	17097
	AMD EPYC 74F3 24C 48T @ 3.80 GHz	16985
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	16832
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	16832
	AMD EPYC 7443P 24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz	16658
	Intel Core i9-13950HX 24C 32T @ 4.80 GHz	16477

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-13600K 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	775
	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8C 16T @ 5.40 GHz	773
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz	773
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	764
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	764
	Intel Core i9-12900F 16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz	764
	Intel Core i9-12900 16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz	764

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-13700K 16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz	11831
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	11572
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	11463
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	11088
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	11088
	Intel Xeon W-3275 28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz	11020
	Intel Xeon W-3275M 28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz	11020

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Apple A12 Bionic Apple A12 @ 1.13 GHz	576
	MediaTek Dimensity 820 ARM Mali-G57 MP5 @ 0.90 GHz	576
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Adreno 540 @ 0.71 GHz	567
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD EPYC 7453 28C 56T @ 3.25 GHz	50214
	AMD EPYC 7502P 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	49744
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz	49395
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	49250
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	49250
	AMD EPYC 7502 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	49180
	Intel Core i7-14700F 20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz	48720

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i9-13900K 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	330
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12C 24T @ 5.60 GHz	325
	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8C 16T @ 5.40 GHz	322
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	314
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	314
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6C 12T @ 5.30 GHz	313
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	312

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i9-13950HX 24C 32T @ 4.80 GHz	5309
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	5189
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	4848
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	4796
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	4796
	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz	4639
	Intel Core i7-13700K 16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz	4639

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 28,570 CB R23 MC @ 80 W	357
	Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) 28,570 CB R23 MC @ 80 W	357
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 33,450 CB R23 MC @ 104 W	322
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900 28,905 CB R23 MC @ 90 W	321
	Intel Core i7-1365U 9,325 CB R23 MC @ 29 W	320
	Intel Core i5-1340P 10,782 CB R23 MC @ 36 W	297
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS 15,930 CB R23 MC @ 55 W	287

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
272 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
271 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
586 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
565 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
656 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
604 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,042 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
516 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
109 entries

Description of the processor

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is a CPU with 12 CPU cores (24 threads) for AMDs current mainstream socket AM5. 12 CPU cores of the same size from the Zen4 architecture are used; a combination of CPU cores of different sizes is not used here.

The base clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is 3.7 GHz. In Turbo mode, this clock frequency can be increased to up to 5.4 GHz. When all CPU cores are fully utilized, 4.7 GHz is still possible. The processors internal graphics (iGPU) only has two execution units that have 128 texture shaders. The graphics performance is relatively low due to the low number of shaders and is therefore not suitable for modern computer games.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 can connect up to 128 GB of RAM, the type used is DDR5-5200. Using AMDs EXPO technology, the RAM can be overclocked to higher clock frequencies fully automatically, even if AMD does not guarantee higher frequencies. DDR5-6000 is often cited as the sweet spot for the AMD Ryzen 7000 processors. In dual channel, a maximum of 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth is possible with DDR5-5200.

External devices can be connected via 24 PCIe 5.0 lines. This means that not only very fast graphics cards can be addressed, but also fast M.2 SSDs. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is 65 watts, the processor requires 88 watts under full load. AMD has released the TDP to 170 watts, but you cant get much more performance out of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 with massive energy consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is manufactured using a 5 nm process. The AMD Ryzen 7000 processors for the AM5 socket are relatively efficient and actually always clearly beat their competitors from Intel in the form of the Intel Core i Gen 13/14 processors.

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