AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Overall performance index

44,8

Rank 27 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 47,6% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X wins 0, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 28 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +55,8 % 194,3fps 440,1fps Multi-thread +41,4 % 63,9points 109,0points Single-thread +44,4 % 80,0points 144,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 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 +126,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 12.338 points 22.091 points +79,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.360 points 12.410 points +95,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 29.124 points 64.725 points +122,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 217,8 fps 484,1 fps +122,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 158,0 fps 409,0 fps +158,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 19.026 points 23.678 points +24,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 217,5 fps 447,7 fps +105,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 184,0 fps 419,7 fps +128,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 258,4 fps 463,6 fps +79,4 %

Counter-Strike 2 303,4 fps 488,7 fps +61,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +70,6 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 77.631 MIPS 135.936 MIPS +75,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 110,0 s 62,0 s +77,4 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.407 s 798,0 s +76,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 17.566 KB/s 56.061 KB/s +219,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.079 points 3.581 points +72,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 4.699 points 9.057 points +92,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.553 points 7.536 points +65,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.218 points 15.859 points +55,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.010 points 10.231 points +70,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.032 points 10.224 points +69,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 3.804 points 6.099 points +60,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.443 points 3.712 points +51,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.322 points 2.284 points +72,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.012 points 15.995 points +77,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.200 px/s 7.533 px/s +79,4 %

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 +79,9 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 701,0 points 1.189 points +69,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.240 points 2.379 points +91,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 460,0 px/s 752,0 px/s +63,5 %

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 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Architecture	n/a	Zen 5
Codename	Matisse	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 3000	Ryzen 9000
Release	July 7, 2019	November 7, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Cores / threads	8	8
Threads	16	16
Base clock	3.6 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.4 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
TDP / base power	65 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Socket	AM4	AM5
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
System power idle	82 W	123.2 W
System power load	177 W	227 W
CPU package idle	20.5 W	25.5 W
CPU package load	88 W	110 W
Temperature idle	38 °C	42.5 °C
Temperature load	64 °C	62.1 °C
Highest measured clock	4399 MHz	4918 MHz
Avg clock in games	4267 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	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	tridentz referenz 3600	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a

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