AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Ryzen 7 9700X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 9700X is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 3% to 13%, including 13% in Cinebench R23 single (2,243 vs 1,980).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and the Ryzen 7 9700X. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

AMD · Zen 4

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

8 cores105W TDP

Full AMD Ryzen 7 7700X benchmarks →

AMD · Zen 5

Ryzen 7 9700X

8 cores65W TDP$359 MSRP2024

Full Ryzen 7 9700X benchmarks →

*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	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	Ryzen 7 9700X
cores	8	8
threads	16	16
base clock ghz	4.5	—
boost clock ghz	5.4	5.5
tdp w	105	65
memory bus	Dual-channel	—
l2 cache mb	8	—
l3 cache mb	32	32
process nm	5	—
socket	AMD Socket AM5	AM5

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, Notebookcheck, StorageReview, CGDirector, OC Inside, VideoCardz, GadgetVersus, PassMark and Tom's Hardware; 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	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	Ryzen 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: Notebookcheck, StorageReview, CGDirector, OC Inside	19,785 points	20,709 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, StorageReview, CGDirector, OC Inside	1,980 points	2,243 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: VideoCardz, StorageReview, GadgetVersus, CPU-Monkey	16,213 points	16,764 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: VideoCardz, StorageReview, GadgetVersus, CPU-Monkey	3,003 points	3,371 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	35,529 pts	37,013 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	4,175 points	—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	4,180 pts	4,649 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	4,176 points	4,642 points
Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy (lower is better) Source: Tom's Hardware	400 rank	105 rank
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better) Source: StorageReview	—	22 seconds

Quick answers

Which is faster, the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X or the Ryzen 7 9700X?

The Ryzen 7 9700X is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 3% to 13%, including 13% in Cinebench R23 single (2,243 vs 1,980).