The Geekbench benchmark database has just revealed the latest benchmarks for the AMD Zen 4 Ryzen R9-7900X. It can be seen that as a 12C / 24T desktop processor, its multi-threading performance is more than 30% higher than the previous generation R9-5900X, and it also beats the 8P+8E (16C / 24T) Intel Core i9-12900K flagship SKU.
The R9-7900X has a base frequency of 4.7 GHz / single-core acceleration up to 5.6 GHz, supplemented by 12MB L2 + 64MB L3 cache (76 MB total), and a thermal design power (TDP) of 170W.
From a market positioning point of view, the R9-7900X is designed to replace the R9-5900X while putting more pressure on the Core i7-12700K competitor.
The R9-7900X has previously been absent from the Geekbench 5 benchmark, but the new revelation also reveals the platform used for the test – including 32GB of DDR5 memory and an X670 AORUS Master motherboard.
In the end, the AM5 desktop CPU scored a single-core 2167 / multi-core 18446 points, which were 30% and 33% higher than the previous generation R9-5900X respectively.
Single thread performance comparison (screenshot via WCCFTech)
Although the 13th Gen Raptor Lake Core i7-13700K does lead the R9-7900X in multi-threaded performance, the single-threaded performance is still a bit widened.
It should be noted, however, that the R9-7900X retails for a slightly higher price ($549), while the 12th-gen Alder Lake Core i7-12700K is only $409.
Multithreaded performance comparison
If the same-level Raptor Lake premium is about 20%, the price of the i7-13700K may still be less than $500, and the -F version without a nuclear display can even be close to $400 – not to mention that the 13th generation Core retains affordable DDR4 memory. support.
Finally, AMD Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 series desktop CPUs and accompanying AM5 new motherboard platforms will be available on September 27, with Intel 13th Gen Core/700 chipset motherboards to follow.
