Ryzen 5 7500F vs Ryzen 9 3900X — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Ryzen 5 7500F is ahead of the Ryzen 9 3900X on all 2 shared benchmarks on file, by 39% to 65%, including 39% in Cinebench R23 single (1,822 vs 1,312).
Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 7500F and the Ryzen 9 3900X. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
Ryzen 9 3900X
*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 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| cores | 6 | 12 |
| threads | 12 | 24 |
| base clock ghz | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| boost clock ghz | — | 4.6 |
| tdp w | 65 | 105 |
| l3 cache mb | — | 64 |
| process nm | — | 7 |
| socket | — | AMD Socket AM4 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, RankBench, GadgetVersus, MaxMyBuild, 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 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, RankBench, GadgetVersus, MaxMyBuild |
14,274 pts | 18,682 points |
| Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, RankBench, HWBOT, GadgetVersus, MaxMyBuild |
1,822 pts | 1,312 points |
| Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: PassMark, GadgetVersus, Geekbench Browser, NanoReview, WCCFTech |
13,323 pts | 9,259 points |
| Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: PassMark, GadgetVersus, Geekbench Browser, NanoReview, WCCFTech |
2,782 pts | 1,682 points |
| PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: TechSpot, PassMark |
15,535 pts | 32,491 points |
| PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
3,825 points | — |
| PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
— | 2,702 points |
| PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
— | 2,702 points |
| PassMark Single-Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
3,826 points | — |
| Y-cruncher Pi 1B (lower is better) Source: HWBOT |
— | 89 seconds |
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 9 3900X
No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 9 3900X benchmark page →
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 7500F or the Ryzen 9 3900X?
The Ryzen 5 7500F is ahead of the Ryzen 9 3900X on all 2 shared benchmarks on file, by 39% to 65%, including 39% in Cinebench R23 single (1,822 vs 1,312).
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