AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Overall performance index

68,4

Rank 17 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Overall performance index

85,6

Rank 5 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 20,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X wins 0, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 28 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +22,7 % 340,4fps 440,1fps Multi-thread +27,3 % 79,2points 109,0points Single-thread +9,0 % 131,0points 144,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +29,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.940 points 22.091 points +5,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.279 points 12.410 points +97,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 51.628 points 64.725 points +25,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 386,2 fps 484,1 fps +25,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 284,0 fps 409,0 fps +44,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.364 points 23.678 points +1,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 362,1 fps 447,7 fps +23,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 329,4 fps 419,7 fps +27,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 388,2 fps 463,6 fps +19,4 %

Counter-Strike 2 369,9 fps 488,7 fps +32,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +37,6 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 93.308 MIPS 135.936 MIPS +45,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 94,0 s 62,0 s +51,6 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.081 s 798,0 s +35,5 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 28.831 KB/s 56.061 KB/s +94,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.305 points 3.581 points +55,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.449 points 9.057 points +66,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.189 points 7.536 points +45,2 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.193 points 15.859 points +55,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.344 points 10.231 points +39,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.269 points 10.224 points +40,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.923 points 6.099 points +3,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.519 points 3.712 points +5,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.082 points 2.284 points +9,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 11.391 points 15.995 points +40,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.302 px/s 7.533 px/s +42,1 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 23.255 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 18.159 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +9,9 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.078 points 1.189 points +10,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.126 points 2.379 points +11,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 752,0 px/s +3,4 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 1.951 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 3.232 points

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 5
Codename	Raphael AM5	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 9000
Release	September 27, 2022	November 7, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Cores / threads	6	8
Threads	12	16
Base clock	4.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
TDP / base power	105 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
System power idle	85 W	123.2 W
System power load	191 W	227 W
CPU package idle	22 W	25.5 W
CPU package load	112 W	110 W
Temperature idle	28 °C	42.5 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	62.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5445 MHz	4918 MHz
Avg clock in games	5445 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Motherboard	n/a	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6000	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a

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