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Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs Ryzen 9 3900X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 7500X3D leads on 4 of 6 shared benchmarks (32% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 9 3900X takes 2 (32% in Cinebench R23 multi).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 7500X3D and the Ryzen 9 3900X. Released 2025 (Ryzen 5 7500X3D), 2019 (Ryzen 9 3900X). Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 7500X3DRyzen 9 3900X
cores 612
threads 1224
base clock ghz 43.8
boost clock ghz 4.54.6
tdp w 65105
l2 cache mb 6—
l3 cache mb 9664
process nm 57
socket AM5AMD 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 Overclock3D, NoobFeed, CGDirector, VividRepairs, GadgetVersus, NanoReview, Notebookcheck, Overclocking.com, BenchLeaks, WCCFTech, PassMark and HWBOT; 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.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 7500X3DRyzen 9 3900X
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better)
Source: Overclock3D, NoobFeed		 792 points—
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, VividRepairs		 14,200 points18,682 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, VividRepairs		 1,730 points1,312 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, NanoReview, Notebookcheck, Overclocking.com, BenchLeaks, WCCFTech		 11,232 points9,259 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, NanoReview, Notebookcheck, Overclocking.com, WCCFTech, BenchLeaks		 2,399 points1,682 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 25,032 points32,491 points
PassMark CPU Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,495 points—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,495 points2,702 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —2,702 points
Y-cruncher Pi 1B (lower is better)
Source: HWBOT		 —89 seconds

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 7500X3D or the Ryzen 9 3900X?

The Ryzen 5 7500X3D leads on 4 of 6 shared benchmarks (32% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 9 3900X takes 2 (32% in Cinebench R23 multi).

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