Rendering Performance
We will now take a look at how rendering performance compares.
Cinebench R23
Rendering performance with the new AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is very strong, it is only second to the Intel Core i9-13900K. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 50% faster than the previous Ryzen 9 5950X, and remember both CPUs have the same core and thread count. This is a very big uplift for the new Zen 4 CPU. Compared to the Ryzen 9 7900X the Ryzen 9 7950X is 30% faster, so that is how much more performance you get with more cores versus the 7900X. The Ryzen 9 7950X is 6% slower than the Intel Core i9-13900K.
The single-core performance of the Ryzen 9 7950X is also very strong. The Ryzen 9 7950X is 27% faster than the Ryzen 9 5950X in single-core performance. Compared to the Ryzen 9 7900X the 7950X is 1% faster for single-core performance. The Ryzen 9 7950X is 10% slower than the Intel Core i9-13900K for single-core.
Blender Open Data Benchmark
Take note, the Blender Open Data Benchmark has changed, it now runs 3 scenes and spits out a “Samples per Minute” number, where higher samples are better.
In Blender, the Ryzen 9 7950X really shines and takes the crown for rendering performance over the Intel Core i9-13900K. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 52% faster than the Ryzen 9 5950X, with the same core count, which is very impressive. Compared to the Ryzen 9 7900X the 7950X is 31% faster. The Ryzen 9 7950X is 2% faster than the Intel Core i9-13900K.
In the junkshop scene, we see the same scenario play out. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 40% faster than the Ryzen 9 5950X. Compared to the Ryzen 9 7900X the 7950X is 30% faster. The Ryzen 9 7950X is 3% faster than the Intel Core i9-13900K.
In the classroom scene, the Ryzen 9 7950X is 55% faster than the Ryzen 9 5950X. Compared to the Ryzen 9 7900X the 7950X is 31% faster. The Ryzen 9 7950X is 4% faster than the Intel Core i9-13900K.
V-RAY 5 Benchmark
Similar to Blender, we see the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X come out on top in V-RAY 5. The Ryzen 9 7950X is 51% faster than the Ryzen 9 5950X. Compared to the Ryzen 9 7900X the 7950X is 31% faster. The Ryzen 9 7950X is 9% faster than the Intel Core i9-13900K.
HandBrake
In HandBrake we are testing video transcoding/encoding performance. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is also doing very well here, beating everything but the Intel Core i9-13900K. The Ryzen 9 7950X is 55% faster than the Ryzen 9 5950X in encoding time. Compared to the Ryzen 9 7900X the 7950X is 16% faster. The Ryzen 9 7950X is 15% slower than the Intel Core i9-13900K.