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Ryzen 7 5800X vs Ryzen 7 9700X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 9700X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 5800X on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 24% to 54%, including 32% in Cinebench R23 single (2,243 vs 1,698).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 7 5800X and the Ryzen 7 9700X. Released 2020 (Ryzen 7 5800X), 2024 (Ryzen 7 9700X). MSRP range: $449 · $359. 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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*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

SpecRyzen 7 5800XRyzen 7 9700X
cores 88
threads 1616
boost clock ghz 4.75.5
tdp w 10565
l3 cache mb 3232
socket AM4AM5

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from CPU-Monkey, Tom's Hardware, Notebookcheck, StorageReview, CGDirector, PassMark, VideoCardz, CpuTronic 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 7 5800XRyzen 7 9700X
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better)
Source: CPU-Monkey		 —1,255 pts
Cinebench 2024 single (higher is better)
Source: CPU-Monkey		 —134 pts
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, Notebookcheck, StorageReview, CGDirector		 28,864 pts20,709 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, Notebookcheck, StorageReview, CGDirector		 1,698 pts2,243 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: PassMark, VideoCardz, StorageReview, CpuTronic		 14,141 pts16,764 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: PassMark, VideoCardz, StorageReview, CpuTronic		 2,187 pts3,371 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 29,840 pts37,013 pts
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,448 points4,649 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —4,642 points
PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,448 points—
Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy (lower is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware		 —105 rank
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: StorageReview, HWBOT		 3222 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 7 5800X

All Ryzen 7 5800X AI benchmarks →

Ryzen 7 9700X

No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 7 9700X benchmark page →

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 7 5800X or the Ryzen 7 9700X?

The Ryzen 7 9700X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 5800X on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 24% to 54%, including 32% in Cinebench R23 single (2,243 vs 1,698).

What did the Ryzen 7 5800X and the Ryzen 7 9700X cost at launch?

The Ryzen 7 5800X launched at a $449 MSRP and the Ryzen 7 9700X at $359. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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