AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 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 21,4% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D wins 2, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 29 (32 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +14,1 % 378,0fps 440,1fps Multi-thread +30,5 % 75,8points 109,0points Single-thread +18,6 % 117,2points 144,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 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 +16,4 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.313 points 22.091 points +27,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.253 points 12.410 points +98,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.941 points 64.725 points +15,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 418,4 fps 484,1 fps +15,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 344,0 fps 409,0 fps +18,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.716 points 23.678 points +0,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 402,6 fps 447,7 fps +11,2 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 347,0 fps 419,7 fps +21,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 410,9 fps 463,6 fps +12,8 %

Counter-Strike 2 494,8 fps 488,7 fps +1,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +43,9 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 94.875 MIPS 135.936 MIPS +43,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 99,0 s 62,0 s +59,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.240 s 798,0 s +55,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.784 KB/s 56.061 KB/s +40,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.168 points 3.581 points +65,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.226 points 9.057 points +73,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.313 points 7.536 points +74,7 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.334 points 15.859 points +69,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.054 points 10.231 points +69,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.023 points 10.224 points +69,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.493 points 6.099 points +11,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 3.712 points ±0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.914 points 2.284 points +19,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.967 points 15.995 points +45,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.488 px/s 7.533 px/s +67,8 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 13.361 points 23.255 points +74,1 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 12.852 points 18.159 points +41,3 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +22,9 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 963,0 points 1.189 points +23,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.907 points 2.379 points +24,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 646,0 px/s 752,0 px/s +16,4 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.717 points 1.951 points +13,6 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 2.682 points 3.232 points +20,5 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

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

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Cores / threads	6	8
Threads	12	16
Base clock	4.1 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.7 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
TDP / base power	65 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	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 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
System power idle	112 W	123.2 W
System power load	179 W	227 W
CPU package idle	24.2 W	25.5 W
CPU package load	74 W	110 W
Temperature idle	40.5 °C	42.5 °C
Temperature load	65.5 °C	62.1 °C
Highest measured clock	4755 MHz	4918 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	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 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a

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