Ryzen 5 7500F vs Ryzen 7 2700X — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Ryzen 5 7500F is ahead of the Ryzen 7 2700X on all 2 shared benchmarks on file, by 64% to 119%, including 64% in Cinebench R23 single (1,816 vs 1,110).
Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 7500F and the Ryzen 7 2700X. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
Ryzen 7 2700X
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | Ryzen 5 7500F | Ryzen 7 2700X |
|---|---|---|
| cores | 6 | 8 |
| threads | 12 | 16 |
| base clock ghz | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| tdp w | 65 | 105 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Gamers Nexus, PurePC, Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, RankBench, CGDirector, MaxMyBuild, ITmedia PC USER, HWBOT, PassMark, Geekbench Browser, NanoReview, Wccftech and TechSpot; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | Ryzen 5 7500F | Ryzen 7 2700X |
|---|---|---|
| 7-Zip Decompression (higher is better) Source: Gamers Nexus |
— | 89,000 MIPS |
| Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better) Source: PurePC |
846 points | — |
| Cinebench 2024 single (higher is better) Source: PurePC |
108 points | — |
| Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, RankBench, CGDirector, MaxMyBuild, ITmedia PC USER |
14,118 pts | 10,715 points |
| Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, RankBench, CGDirector, HWBOT, MaxMyBuild, ITmedia PC USER |
1,816 pts | 1,110 points |
| Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: PassMark, Geekbench Browser, NanoReview, Wccftech |
13,323 pts | 6,487 points |
| Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: PassMark, Geekbench Browser, NanoReview, Wccftech |
2,782 pts | 1,269 points |
| PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: TechSpot, PassMark |
15,535 pts | 17,434 points |
| PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
3,825 points | — |
| PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
3,824 points | — |
| PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
— | 2,413 points |
| PassMark Single-Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
3,826 points | — |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
Ryzen 7 2700X
No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 7 2700X benchmark page →
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 7500F or the Ryzen 7 2700X?
The Ryzen 5 7500F is ahead of the Ryzen 7 2700X on all 2 shared benchmarks on file, by 64% to 119%, including 64% in Cinebench R23 single (1,816 vs 1,110).
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